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“quickly to the spoils”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Mahershala is a masculine given name documented in English and French. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew מַהֵרשָׁלָל, with the stated meaning “quickly to the spoils”.
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Meaning: “quickly to the spoils”
From Hebrew מַהֵרשָׁלָל, from מַהֵר + שָׁלָל, meaning "quickly to the spoils". This was from a name written by the prophet Isaiah referring to the coming destruction and plunder of Samaria by the Assyrian Empire.
Simplification de Mahershalalhashbaz.
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
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