בַּלְאֲדָן
Balʼădân · bal-ad-awn'
Baladan, the name of a Babylonian prince
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1078 (בֵּל) and H113 (אָדוֹן) (contracted); Bel (is his) lord;
Baladan, the name of a Babylonian prince
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Baladan.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › the doorway, the way in › the seed, life continuing
The house, what is within of authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader of the doorway, the way in of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בַּלְאֲדָן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms