Lexical Summary Baladan: "he has given a son", father of a Bab. king Original Word: בַּלְאֲדָןTransliteration: Baladan Phonetic Spelling: (bal-ad-awn') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "he has given a son", father of a Bab. king Meaning: Baladan -- "he has given a son", father of a Babylonian king Strong's Concordance Baladan From Bel and 'adown (contracted); Bel (is his) lord; Baladan, the name of a Babylonian prince -- Baladan. see HEBREW Bel see HEBREW 'adown Brown-Driver-Briggs H1081. Baladan בַּלְאֲדָן proper name, masculine (= Babylonian abal-iddina, he hath given a son COT 2 Kings 20:12) father of בַּלְאֲדָן מְרֹדַךְ king of Babylon (see below מְרֹדַךְ) 20:12 = Isaiah 39:1; name probably abbreviated by omission of name of god (see ib. Merodach-baladan = Marduk-abal-iddina, Marduk hath given a son; compare Esarhaddon, see אֵסַרְחַדֹּן p. 64). |