{"def":{"lit":"man of Merodach","short":"Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king","long":["son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Neo-Babylonian empire, 562–560 BC"]},"deriv":"of Aramaic derivation and probably meaning soldier of Merodak","pronun":{"ipa":"ʔɛ̆ˈwɪi̯l mɛ̆.roˈd̪ɑk","ipa_mod":"ʔĕ̞ˈviːl mɛ̆.ʁo̞wˈdɑχ","sbl":"ʾĕwîl mĕrōdak","dic":"eh-WEEL meh-roh-DAHK","dic_mod":"ay-VEEL meh-roh-DAHK"}}