ʼĔvîyl Mᵉrôdak — H192

Definition

masculine proper noun

Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king

1. Evil Merodach = "man of Merodach"
2. son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylonian empire, 562-560 BC

Usually translated as

Evil-merodach

Origin

of Aramaic derivation and probably meaning soldier of Merodak

Occurrences

ʼĔvîyl Mᵉrôdak occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (1)

• 2 Kings 25:27 — And 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 (אֱוִ֣יל) 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 52:31 — And 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 (אֱוִ֣יל) 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,