merodach

Questions about merodach

What does merodach mean?

merodach means "the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu".

How many syllables are in merodach?

merodach has 3 syllables and divides as me-ro-dach under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for merodach?

Close synonyms include Marduk, Baal Merodach, Bel-Merodach. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is merodach a common word?

merodach is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.