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Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isa 8:1-3; comp. Zeph 1:14), a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters on a tablet, and afterwards to give as a symbolical name to a son that was to be born to him (Isa 8:1, 3), as denoting the sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the Assyrian army.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz

ma'-her-shal'-al-hash'-baz (maher shalal chash baz, "the spoil speedeth; the prey hasteth"): Asymbolic name given to Isaiah's son to signify the sharp destruction of Rezin and Pekah by the Assyrian power (Isa 8:1; Isa 8:3). Compare the Greek idea of Nemesis.

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Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).