Maher - shalal - hash - baz - Wikipedia Maher - shalal - hash - baz For other uses, see Maher - shalal - hash - baz ( disambiguation ). Maher - shalal - hash - baz ( / ˌmeɪhər ʃælæl ˈhæʃ bɑːz / ; Hebrew : מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז ‬ Mahêršālālḥāšbaz -- `` Hurry to the spoils ! '' or `` He has made haste to the plunder ! '' -- was the second mentioned prophetic - name child in Isaiah chapter 7 -- 9. 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 ' -- Isaiah 8 : 3 The prophet Isaiah 's first son Shearjashub is mentioned only once in Isaiah 7 : 3. Commentators, Jewish and Christian, traditionally note that this first son 's name is also prophetic -- meaning `` the remnant shall return '' -- but no account of why, when or how this son was named is given in the Book of Isaiah. The child Maher - shalal - hash - baz is the second prophetic - name child after the birth of Immanuel -- traditionally understood as the son of Abi the bride of king Ahaz, i.e., the future king Hezekiah, by many Jewish commentators, or of another woman. The name Maher - shalal - hash - baz is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria, Tiglath - Pileser III ( 734 -- 732 BCE ). This is often counted the longest name ( and word ) used in the Bible, though a possible longer name - phrase in Isaiah is found in Isaiah 9 : 6 `` called Pele - joez - el - gibbor - abi - ad - sar - shalom '' The section is also quoted in the Book of Mormon. See also Isaiah 8 References Jump up ^ LDS.org : `` Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide '' ( retrieved 2012 - 02 - 25 ), IPA - ified from `` mā  ́ her -- shăl - ăl -- hăsh  ́ bäz '' Jump up ^ The phrases maher - shalal and hash - baz are synonymous, both meaning approximately `` quickly to the plunder ''. Jump up ^ Isaiah 8 : 1 -- 3 Jump up ^ Joseph Herman Hertz, The Pentateuch and Haftorahs, 1968. `` This clearly indicates that the ' crown prince ' is the person referred to. pele - joez - el - gibbor - abi - ad - sar - shalom. i.e. Wonderful in counsel is God the mighty, the Everlasting Father, the Ruler of Peace ( Rashi and Luzzatto ). '' Jump up ^ James R. Beck Jesus & personality theory : exploring the five - factor model p11 1999 `` When translators come to Isaiah 9 : 6, they could also leave the name of the promised Messiah in its transliterated state, in which case the name would be even longer than that of Isaiah 8 : 1 : Pele - joez - el - gibbor - Abi - ad - sar - shalom. '' Jump up ^ 2 Nephi 18 : 1 -- 4. Complete Bible Genealogy The Thompson Chain - Reference Bible, New International Version, 1990, pg. 765. Book of Isaiah ספר ישעיה ‬ Sefer Yeshayah By number chapter 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 verse Isaiah 1 : 18 7 : 14 8 : 3 9 : 6 60 : 3 Places Ar - Moab Arabia Aram Arnon Ashdod Assyria Babylon Bashan Bozrah Brook of Egypt Canaan Carmel Chaldea Dibon Dimon Edom Eglaim Egypt Ethiopia Heshbon Horonaim Israel Jazer Jerusalem Kir - Moab Lebanon Medeba Medes Merodach - baladan Moab Nebo Nile Nimrim Noph Ophir Samaria Sela Sharon Shiloah Sodom and Gomorrah Zion Zoan Zoar Terminology Immanuel Leviathan Maher - shalal - hash - baz Pele - joez - el - gibbor - abi - ad - sar - shalom Servant songs Persons Abraham Ahaz Amoz Bel Cyrus David Hezekiah Immanuel Isaiah Jacob Jesse Jotham Judah Noah Nebo Pekah Pharaoh Rezin Sargon Shebna Tartan Uzziah Wikisource texts Book of Isaiah ( Hebrew ) Septuagint ( Greek ) Vulgate ( Latin ) Wycliffe / King James / American Standard / World English Bible ( English ) ← Song of Songs ( Song 8 ) Book of Jeremiah ( chapter 1 ) → This article related to the Hebrew Bible is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maher-shalal-hash-baz&oldid=849933764 '' Categories : Hebrew Bible stubs Hebrew Bible people Isaiah 8 Hidden categories : Articles containing Hebrew - language text All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Bahasa Indonesia עברית Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2018, at 11 : 58 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what does maher shalal hash baz mean in the bible
Answer: "Hurry to the spoils!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!"