The story
- Hebrew · borrowed fromמַהֵרשָׁלָל
- English todayMahershala
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.