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{{Short description|Second mentioned prophetic-name child in Isaiah chapter 7–9}}
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"'''Maher-shalal-hash-baz'''"{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|eɪ|h|ər|_|ʃ|æ|l|æ|l|_|ˈ|h|æ|ʃ|_|b|ɑː|z}};<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/pronunciation?lang=eng churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"] (retrieved 2012-02-25), [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]-ified from «mā´her—shăl-ăl—hăsh´bäz»</ref> {{langx|he|מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז}}, ''{{Strong-number|Mahēr šālāl ḥāš baz|H|4122}}'' – "Hurry to the spoils!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!"}} was the second [[Prophecy|prophetic]] name mentioned in [[Isaiah 8|Isaiah chapter 8]]<ref>{{bibleverse||Isaiah|8:1-3|HE}}</ref>–[[Isaiah 9|9]].

==Biblical accounts==
The name is mentioned twice in the [[Hebrew Bible]], both times in the [[Book of Isaiah]] [[Isaiah 8|chapter 8]]:<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4122.htm Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Word 4122. Maher Shalal Chash Baz]. Biblehub</ref>

[[Isaiah 8:1]]
:Moreover the {{LORD}} said unto me, Take thee a great roll and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.<ref>{{bibleref|Isaiah|8:1|KJV}} [[KJV]]</ref>

[[Isaiah 8:3]]
:And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived and bore a son. Then said the {{LORD}} to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.<ref>{{bibleref|Isaiah|8:3|KJV}} KJV</ref>

==Analysis==
The child Maher-shalal-hash-baz is the second prophetic-name child after the birth of [[Immanuel]] – traditionally{{According to whom|date=September 2023}}  understood as the son of [[Abijah (queen)|Abi]] the bride of king [[Ahaz]], ''i.e.,'' the future king [[Hezekiah]], by many Jewish commentators{{which|date=September 2023}}, 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).

{| class="wikitable"
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!Hebrew
![[Romanization of Hebrew|Transliteration]]
!English
|-
| align="right" |{{Script/Hebrew|מַהֵר}}
|ma-hēr
|''hurry'' or ''quickly''
|-
| align="right" |{{Script/Hebrew|שָׁלָל}}
|šā-lāl 
|''loot'', ''spoils'', ''booty''
|-
| align="right" |{{Script/Hebrew|חָשׁ}}
|ḥāš
|''he hurries'' or ''he hurried''
|-
| align="right" |{{Script/Hebrew|בַּז‎}}
|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 {{bibleverse||Isaiah|9:5|HE}} "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>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/18.1-4?lang=eng 2 Nephi 18:1–4].</ref>

==See also==
* [[Isaiah]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.complete-bible-genealogy.com/names/mahershalalhashbaz_2685.htm Complete Bible Genealogy]
* ''The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible'', [[New International Version]], 1990, pg. 765.
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