Maher Shalal Hash Baz (ISBE)

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mā´hẽr - shal´al - hash´baz ( בּז חשׁ שׁלל מהר , mahēr shālāl ḥāsh baz , "the spoil speedeth; the prey hasteth"): Asymbolic name given to Isaiah's son to signify the sharp destruction of Rezin and Pekah by the Assyrian power ( Isaiah 8:1 , Isaiah 8:3 ). Compare the Greek idea of Nemesis.

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• part_of source-manifest/isbe — ISBE (PD)