מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
ma.her sha.lal chash bazProper Noun (Masculine)H4122
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
From: from H4118 (מַהֵר) and H7998 (שָׁלָל) and H2363 (חוּשׁ) and H957 (בַּז); hasting (is he (the enemy) to the) booty, swift (to the) prey;
Short Definition
Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz; the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Isaiah (H3470A); brother of: Shear-jashub (H7610) § Mahershalalhashbaz = Maher-shalal-hash-baz "swift is booty, speedy is prey" symbolic name given by Isaiah by the Lord's direction to Isaiah's son; prophetic indication that Damascus and Samaria were soon to be plundered by the king of Assyria
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Isaiah
2
Key Passages
- Isaiah 8:1
- Isaiah 8:3
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