אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ
e.vil me.ro.dakh
Evil-merodach
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Evil-merodach: A Biblical Name and Historical Figure Evil-merodach (אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ) is a proper name appearing four times in the Hebrew Bible. The term functions as a personal designation rather than a common noun with variable meaning—it names a specific historical individual rather than describing a category of things or actions. Its presence in biblical texts indicates contact between the Hebrew scriptural tradition and Mesopotamian political figures. The limited frequency of occurrence (four mentions) suggests Evil-merodach appears in a restricted textual context, likely concentrated in a single narrative or historical account. Without additional lexical data provided here, the significance of these four occurrences would be evident from examining their immediate biblical contexts. The name itself is a transliteration of a foreign (Mesopotamian) language into Hebrew, preserving the original designation of this historical person in biblical tradition. This entry demonstrates how biblical Hebrew incorporated proper names from neighboring cultures and empires into its scriptural record, reflecting the historical interactions between ancient Israel and the broader Near Eastern world.
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Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.
Jeremiah 52:31In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.
2 Kings 25:27In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
2 Kings 25:27In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;