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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4781. מְרֹדָך (Merodak) -- Merodak</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4781.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/50-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4781.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4781</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4780.htm" title="4780">◄</a> 4781. Merodak <a href="../hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Merodak: Merodak</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מְרֹדָךְ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, of a divinity<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Mrodak<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>meh-roh-dak<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mer-o-dawk')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Merodak<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Merodak<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Akkadian "Marduk," a chief deity of Babylon.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Merodak in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and Babylonian context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Merodak is a name associated with a Babylonian deity, Marduk, who was considered the chief god of the city of Babylon. In the Bible, the name is used to refer to the Babylonian god and is often associated with the idolatrous practices of the Babylonians.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Marduk was a prominent deity in the Babylonian pantheon, often depicted as a god of creation, water, vegetation, judgment, and magic. He became the chief god during the reign of Hammurabi and was later associated with the planet Jupiter. The worship of Marduk was central to Babylonian religion, and his temple, the Esagila, was a significant religious center. The name Merodak in the Bible reflects the influence of Babylonian culture and religion on the Israelites, especially during the Babylonian exile.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a god worshiped by the Bab.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Marduk (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְרֹדַךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a divinity</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>chief god of Babylon in Nebuchadrezzar's time</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>Mar(u)duk(u)</em></i> Schr<sup>COT Gloss</sup> Tiele<sup>Babylonian -Ass. Geschichte. 530 ff.</sup> Say<sup>Rel.</sup> Babylonian 96 ff.; compare Muss-Arn<sup>JBL xi. 1892,164 f.</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">נִלְכְּדָת בָּבֶל הֹבִישׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">בֵּל חַת מְרֹדָ֑ךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μαιωδακ</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Merodach <p>Of foreign derivation; Merodak, a Babylonian idol -- Merodach. Compare <a href="/hebrew/4757.htm">Mro'dak Bal'adan</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4757.htm">Mro'dak Bal'adan</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְרֹדָ֔ךְ מרדך mə·rō·ḏāḵ meroDach mərōḏāḵ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/50-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 50:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּל֙ חַ֣ת <b> מְרֹדָ֔ךְ </b> הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ עֲצַבֶּ֔יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has been put to shame, <span class="itali">Marduk</span> has been<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is confounded, <span class="itali">Merodach</span> is broken in pieces;<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bel has been <span class="itali">Marduk</span> are confounded her images<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4781.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4781.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4781<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/merodach_4781.htm">mə·rō·ḏāḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4780.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4780"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4780" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4782"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4782" /></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="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>