Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Merodach"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Merodach
death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the
planet Mars (Jer. 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the
guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a
surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Merodach
n : (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was
Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Baal Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]
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