אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ
ʼĔvîyl Mᵉrôdak · ev-eel' mer-o-dak'
Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king
Lexicon
Derivation: of Aramaic derivation and probably meaning soldier of Merodak;
Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Evil-merodach.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest › the doorway, the way in › the open hand that covers
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest of the doorway, the way in of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms