Lexical Definition

‎בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן‎ Bᵉrôʼdak Balʼădân (ber-o-dak' bal-ad-awn') Merodach-baladan ^N:N-M-P
a variation of ‎מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן‎

Berodach-baladan.Birliy.

• § Berodach-baladan = "worshipper of Baal"
• Berodak-Baladan, a Babylonian king

1) king of Babylon in the days of Hezekiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12
• son of: Baladan (בַּלְאֲדָן)
• Also named: me.ro.dakh bal.a.dan (‎מ‎ְ‎ר‎ֹ‎ד‎ַ‎ך‎ְ ‎ב‎ַּ‎ל‎ְ‎א‎ֲ‎ד‎ָ‎ן‎ "Merodach-baladan" מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן)

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‎בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן‎ proper name, masculine see below ‎מְרֹדַךְ‎. ‎בִּרְאִי‎ see ‎בית בראי‎ below ‎בית‎. ‎בַּרְבֻּרִים‎ see below ‎ברר‎.

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Male • Son of Baladan • King of Babylon who sent envoys to Hezekiah.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah (2Ki.20.12; Isa.39.1).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.12;
• referred to as Merodach-baladan בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן, or Merodach-baladan (NIV= Marduk-Baladan) מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן;
• a son of Baladan בַּלְאֲדָן.

Merodach-baladan was the king of Babylon who sent envoys with letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah, after hearing of Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2Ki.20.12; Isa.39.1). Hezekiah welcomed the envoys and showed them all his treasures, including silver, gold, spices, and precious oils, as well as his armory and everything in his storehouses. The prophet Isaiah then came to Hezekiah and prophesied that a time would come when all these treasures and even some of Hezekiah's descendants would be carried off to Babylon (2Ki.20.13-18; Isa.39.2-7). This event foreshadowed the future Babylonian conquest of Judah.

All entries for Merodach-baladan: בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן ☩ מְרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאָדָן

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