Every Name in Tanakh

מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz

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 922×2 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

The symbolical name of the son of Isaiah. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 8:1 and last at Isaiah 8:3.

Isaiah 8:1ישעיהו ח:א

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קַח־לְךָ גִּלָּיוֹן גָּדוֹל וּכְתֹב עָלָיו בְּחֶרֶט אֱנוֹשׁ לְמַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּֽז

And the LORD said unto me: ‘Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it in common script: The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth;

Isaiah 8:3ישעיהו ח:ג

וָאֶקְרַב אֶל־הַנְּבִיאָה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קְרָא שְׁמוֹ מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּֽז

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD unto me: ‘Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz?

Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz — מהר שלל חש בז in Hebrew — has a gematria of 922 in the standard method.

How many times is Maher-sha-lal-bash-baz named in the Tanakh?

2 times, first at Isaiah 8:1.

A spelling is not a name. The written word מהר שלל חש בז stands 1 time 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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