Every Name in Tanakh

בַּלְאֲדָן Baladan

Every verse in which this name stands — 2 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 87×2 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

Strong's records this name for a Babylonian prince. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 20:12 and last at Isaiah 39:1.

2 Kings 20:12מלכים ב כ:יב

בָּעֵת הַהִיא שָׁלַח בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל סְפָרִים וּמִנְחָה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ כִּי שָׁמַע כִּי חָלָה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ

At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

Isaiah 39:1ישעיהו לט:א

בָּעֵת הַהִוא שָׁלַח מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל סְפָרִים וּמִנְחָה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ וַיִּשְׁמַע כִּי חָלָה וַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק

At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Baladan?

Baladan — בלאדן in Hebrew — has a gematria of 87 in the standard method.

How many times is Baladan named in the Tanakh?

2 times, first at 2 Kings 20:12.

A spelling is not a name. The written word בלאדן stands 4 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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