How to Pronounce Merodach-baladan
MER-oh-dak-BAL-uh-dan
Merodach-baladan is pronounced MER-oh-dak-BAL-uh-dan (mɛˈrəʊdækˈbælədən): six syllables, stress on the first and fourth. Also heard: meh-ROH-dak-BAL-uh-duhn.
What does Merodach-baladan mean?
Merodach-baladan means “bitter contrition, without judgment”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Merodach-baladan?
Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is also called Berodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12; 2 Chr. 20:31). (See HEZEKIAH.)
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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