Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H192
אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ
e.vil me.ro.dakh · “Evil-merodach”
Used 4 times across 2 books
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.27
§ Evil Merodach = "man of Merodach"
son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylonian empire, 562-560 BC
§ Evil Merodach = "man of Merodach"
son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylonian empire, 562-560 BC
Where it appears
2 Kings2
Jeremiah2
In the text
2 Kings 25:27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;Jeremiah 52:31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
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