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The name is part of a longer compound name, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, which holds significant meaning in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b> <br>The name Maher is found in the book of Isaiah, specifically in <a href="/isaiah/8.htm">Isaiah 8:1-4</a>. The full name, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, is given to the son of the prophet Isaiah as a symbolic act ordained by God. The Berean Standard Bible translates <a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm">Isaiah 8:3-4</a> as follows: "Then I was intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, 'Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. For before the boy knows how to cry ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.'"<br><br><b>Meaning and Significance:</b> <br>The name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz is often translated as "Quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil." This name serves as a prophetic message concerning the imminent judgment and destruction that would come upon the kingdoms of Damascus and Samaria at the hands of the Assyrian empire. The name itself is a divine pronouncement of the rapid approach of conquest and desolation.<br><br><b>Contextual Background:</b> <br>Isaiah's prophecy occurs during a tumultuous period in the history of Israel and Judah. The northern kingdom of Israel, with its capital in Samaria, and the kingdom of Aram, with its capital in Damascus, were under threat from the expanding Assyrian empire. The prophecy of Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz was a warning to these nations of their impending defeat and served as a sign to the people of Judah of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His word.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>The use of symbolic names in the prophetic ministry of Isaiah underscores the belief in the power of God's word to bring about His purposes. The name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz is a testament to the certainty of divine prophecy and the unfolding of God's plan in history. It reflects the themes of judgment and redemption that are prevalent throughout the book of Isaiah.<br><br><b>Related Themes and Concepts:</b> <br>· <b>Prophetic Symbolism:</b> The use of names and symbolic acts in prophecy to convey divine messages.<br>· <b>Divine Judgment:</b> The theme of God's righteous judgment against nations and peoples who oppose His will.<br>· <b>Assyrian Conquest:</b> The historical context of Assyrian expansion and its impact on the ancient Near East.<br>· <b>Faithfulness of God:</b> The assurance that God's promises, whether of judgment or salvation, will be fulfilled.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While the name Maher itself is not isolated from its full form, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, its inclusion in the biblical narrative serves as a powerful reminder of the immediacy and certainty of God's prophetic word. The account of Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz is a vivid illustration of the intersection of divine prophecy and historical events, demonstrating the unfolding of God's sovereign plan in the world.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4122.htm"><span class="l">4122. <b>Maher</b> Shalal Chash Baz -- "swift (is) booty, speedy (is) <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>Maher</b> Shalal Chash Baz. 4121, 4122. <b>Maher</b> Shalal Chash Baz. 4123 . "swift<br> (is) booty, speedy (is) prey," symbolic name of Isaiah's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4122.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4118.htm"><span class="l">4118. <b>maher</b> -- hastening, speedy, swift</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4117, 4118. <b>maher</b>. 4118a . hastening, speedy, swift. Transliteration: <b>maher</b><br> Phonetic Spelling: (mah-hare') Short Definition: hasteth. <b>...</b> <b>maher</b>. 4118a . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4118.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4118b.htm"><span class="l">4118b. <b>maher</b> -- quickly, speedily</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4118a, 4118b. <b>maher</b>. 4119 . quickly, speedily. Transliteration: <b>maher</b> Short<br> Definition: quickly. <b>...</b> 4118a, 4118b. <b>maher</b>. 4119 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4118b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4118a.htm"><span class="l">4118a. <b>maher</b> -- hastening, speedy, swift</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4118, 4118a. <b>maher</b>. 4118b . hastening, speedy, swift. Transliteration: <b>maher</b><br> Short Definition: swift. <b>...</b> 4118, 4118a. <b>maher</b>. 4118b . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4118a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm"><span class="l">4120. meherah -- haste, speed</span></a><br><b>...</b> Feminine of <b>maher</b>; properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly,<br> shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly. see HEBREW <b>maher</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4120.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/peter/the_writings_of_peter_of_alexandria/canon_xiii_hence_neither_is.htm"><span class="l">Hence Neither is it Lawful to Accuse those who have Left All...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Lord, who now began quickly to spoil, and to hasten the prey, according to the name<br> whereby he was called: as it is written, "Call his name <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon xiii hence neither is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/everybodys_sermon.htm"><span class="l">Everybody's Sermon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For instance, Isaiah named his child, <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz, that they might know<br> that the judgment of the Lord was hastening upon them; and this child was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/everybodys sermon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_saint_matthew/homily_v_matt_i_22.htm"><span class="l">Matt. I. 22, 23</span></a> <br><b>...</b> How is it then that the prophet said, "Call his name <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz?" [232]<br> Because, when he was born, there was a taking and dividing of spoils <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily v matt i 22.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xix.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xix</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Maher</b> is used as an equivalent of the adverb "quickly" (GK120 g). Now follows an<br> account of one of the most horrifying events of all history. 23-25. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xix.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hengstenberg/christology_of_the_old_testament/the_section_chap_i_-iii.htm"><span class="l">The Section Chap. I. -iii.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Against this an appeal might, with the most perfectpropriety, have been made to<br> Shear-Jashub, and <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz, neither of whom can, by any means <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the section chap i -iii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/evans/the_great_doctrines_of_the_bible/the_doctrine_of_the_scriptures.htm"><span class="l">The Doctrine of the Scriptures.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Isa.8:1, 11, 12""Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and<br> write in it with a man's pen concerning <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../evans/the great doctrines of the bible/the doctrine of the scriptures.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/letter_xxii_to_eustochium.htm"><span class="l">Letter xxii. To Eustochium.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now you, too, may be the Lord's mother. "Take thee a great roll and write in it<br> with a man's pen <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz." [632] And when you have gone to the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xxii to eustochium.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/maher.htm"><span class="l"><b>Maher</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Maher</b> (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 8:1 Yahweh said<br> to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maher.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/name'maher.htm"><span class="l">Name'<b>maher</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Name'<b>maher</b>. Namely, Name'<b>maher</b>. Names . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Name'<b>maher</b> (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 8:3 I went to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/name'maher.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maher-shalal-hashbaz.htm"><span class="l"><b>Maher</b>-shalal-hashbaz (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Maher</b>-shalal-hashbaz. Mahershalalhashbaz, <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hashbaz. <b>Maher</b>-shalal-<br> hash-baz . Multi-Version Concordance <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hashbaz (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maher-shalal-hashbaz.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maher-shalal-hash-baz.htm"><span class="l"><b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz. <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hashbaz, <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz.<br> Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz . Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>...</b><b>MAHER</b>-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maher-shalal-hash-baz.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz.htm"><span class="l">Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz. <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz, Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz. Mahlah . <b>...</b><br> Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name <b>Maher</b>-shalal-hash-baz, (See RSV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mahershalalhashbaz.htm"><span class="l">Mahershalalhashbaz (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>MAHER</b>-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. ma'-her-shal'-al-<br> hash'-baz (<b>maher</b> shalal chash baz, "the spoil speedeth; the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mahershalalhashbaz.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baz.htm"><span class="l">Baz (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 8:1 Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's<br> pen,' For <b>Maher</b> Shalal Hash Baz;' (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baz.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shalal.htm"><span class="l">Shalal (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 8:1 Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's<br> pen,' For <b>Maher</b> Shalal Hash Baz;' (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shalal.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prey.htm"><span class="l">Prey (105 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Maher</b>-shalal-chash-baz (the Revised Version margin "The spoil speedeth, the prey<br> hasteth") was the symbolical name given to a son of Isaiah (Isaiah 8:1, 3 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prey.htm - 42k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.html">Who was Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/religulous.html">Is faith in God religulous? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/prophetess-Bible.html">What is a prophetess? Does the Bible mention any prophetesses? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Maher (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a></span><br />Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen,' For <span class="boldtext">Maher</span> Shalal Hash Baz;'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/maher.htm">Maher</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/maher.htm">Maher (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/maher-shalal-hashbaz.htm">Maher-shalal-hashbaz (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roll.htm">Roll (57 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/m/mahazioth--son_of_heman.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mahazioth: Son of Heman"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mahazioth: Son of Heman" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/mahershalalhashbaz.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mahershalalhashbaz"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mahershalalhashbaz" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>