Encyclopedie , Jewish Encyclopedia, MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ, Emil G. Hirsch M. Seligsohn, MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ
Symbolic name of the son of Isaiah indicating the sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the King of Assyria (Isa. viii. 3-4). Isaiah had first been commanded by God to write it on a large roll (ib. viii. 1).