How to Pronounce Maher-shalal-hash-baz
MAY-huhr-SHAL-al-HASH-baz
Maher-shalal-hash-baz is pronounced MAY-huhr-SHAL-al-HASH-baz (ˌmeɪhəˈʃæləlˈhæʃbæz): six syllables.
What does Maher-shalal-hash-baz mean?
Maher-shalal-hash-baz means “making speed to the spoil; he hastens to the prey”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Maher-shalal-hash-baz?
Maher-shalal-hash-baz was the son born to the prophet Isaiah and the prophetess, given this name by the LORD as a sign that the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria would soon be carried off by the king of Assyria (Isaiah 8:1, Isaiah 8:3).
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