Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Cleanup reorganize "Maher-shalal-hash-baz"Template:Efn was the second prophetic name mentioned in Isaiah chapter 8-9.<ref>Template:Bibleverse</ref>

Biblical accounts

The name is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, both times in the Book of Isaiah chapter 8:<ref>Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Word 4122. Maher Shalal Chash Baz. Biblehub</ref>

Moreover the Template:LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.<ref>Template:Bibleref KJV</ref>

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived and bore a son. Then said the Template:LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.<ref>Template:Bibleref KJV</ref>

Analysis

The child Maher-shalal-hash-baz is the second prophetic-name child after the birth of Immanuel – traditionallyTemplate:According to whom understood as the son of Abi the bride of king Ahaz, i.e., the future king Hezekiah, by many Jewish commentators,Template:Which or of another woman. The phrases maher-shalal and hash-baz are synonymous, both meaning approximately "quickly to the plunder". The name Maher-shalal-hash-baz is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria, Tiglath-Pileser III (734–732 BCE).

Hebrew	Transliteration	English
Template:Script/Hebrew	ma-hēr	hurry or quickly
Template:Script/Hebrew	šā-lāl	loot, spoils, booty
Template:Script/Hebrew	ḥāš	he hurries or he hurried
Template:Script/Hebrew	baz	prey, spoils

This is often counted the longest name (and word) used in the Bible, though a possible longer name-phrase in Isaiah is found in Template:Bibleverse "called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom".<ref>Joseph Herman Hertz, The Pentateuch and Haftorahs, 1968. "This clearly indicates that the 'crown prince' is the person referred to. pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom. i.e. Wonderful in counsel is God the mighty, the Everlasting Father, the Ruler of Peace (Rashi and Luzzatto)."</ref><ref>James R. Beck Jesus & personality theory: exploring the five-factor model p11 1999 "When translators come to Isaiah 9:6, they could also leave the name of the promised Messiah in its transliterated state, in which case the name would be even longer than that of Isaiah 8:1: Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom."</ref>

The section is also quoted in the Book of Mormon.<ref>2 Nephi 18:1–4.</ref>

The actor Mahershala Ali was named Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore at his birth.<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215">Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Isaiah

External links

• Complete Bible Genealogy
• The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, New International Version, 1990, pg. 765.