Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1081 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בַּלאֲדָן |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from H1078 and H113 (contracted) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Bal'adan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bal-ad-awn' |
| Meaning: | 1. Bel (is his) lord 2. Baladan, the name of a Babylonian prince |
| KJV Renderings: | Baladan. |
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בַּלְאֲדָן proper name, masculine (= Babylonian abal-iddina , he hath given a son COT 2Kgs 20:12) father of מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן king of Babylon (see below מְרֹדַךְ) 2Kgs 20:12 = Isa 39:1 name probably abbreviated by omission of name of god (see ib. Merodach-baladan = Marduk-abal-iddina, Marduk hath given a son; compare Esarhaddon, see אֵסַרְחַדֹּן p. 64).
מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן proper name, masculine king of Babylon (Assyrian Marduk-abal-idinna, Marduk has given a son SchrCOT 2Kgs 20:12); — Isa 39:1 (> van d. H מְראֹדַךְ ׳ ב, see Baer's note) = 2Kgs 20:12 (where read מרדך for בראדך); ᵐ5 (in both) Μαρωδακ(χ) Βαλ(α)δαν; compare also בַּלְאֲדָן,
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