Merodakמרדכ
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Merodak (מרדכ) — attested in 2 Ki 25:27 (4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read 2 Ki 25:27 on Sefaria →וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מׇלְכ֗וֹ אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ יְהוֹיָכִ֥ין מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃
In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the year he became king, took note ofgtook note of Lit. “raised the head of.” King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Monarchy (David/Solomon) |
| Gematria | 264 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Merodak appears in the stellar reading on 12 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 8267 BCE | Cancer | 1 |
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 11 Mar 5685 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 26 Mar 4831 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 5 Nov 4018 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1912 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |
| 18 Jul 144 BCE | Aries | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |
| 4 Feb 1962 | Pisces | 1 |