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Letters in the longest name
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz — a prophetic name meaning 'swift to plunder.'
The story
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Isaiah 8:1–4) is the longest proper name in the Bible. God told the prophet Isaiah to name his son this phrase — meaning roughly 'quick to plunder, swift to spoil' — as a living sign that Assyria would soon carry off the wealth of Israel's enemies.
Sources
- Isaiah 8:1
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