מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz · mah-hare' shaw-lawl' khawsh baz
Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz; the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
Lexicon
Derivation: from H4118 (מַהֵר) and H7998 (שָׁלָל) and H2363 (חוּשׁ) and H957 (בַּז); hasting (is he (the enemy) to the) booty, swift (to the) prey;
Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz; the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
- Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz
- the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold › the head, the highest › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to cut, to sustain
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold of the head, the highest that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to cut, to sustain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- concerning mahershalalhashbaz1 · 50%
- mahershalalhashbaz1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.