Maher-shalal-hash-baz - "Hurry to spoil!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!" - was the second mentioned son of the prophet

Prophet

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 Isaiah

Isaiah

Isaiah ; Greek: ', Ēsaïās ; "Yahu is salvation") was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus...

. The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria

Samaria

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 and Damascus

Damascus

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 by the king of Assyria

Assyria

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. Maher-shalal-hash-baz is mentioned in the Bible

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 in Isaiah 8:1-4, which section was later quoted in the Book of Mormon

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 in 2 Nephi 18:1-4. This is the longest name (and word) used in the Bible

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Other possible long names in Isaiah include Isaiah 9:6 Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom

Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom

The name Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 9:6 in the Hebrew Bible...

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  , American actor
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   is a musical group led by Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist
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  composer and musician.