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Lexicon :: Strong's H1908 - hăḏaḏ

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הֲדַד
Transliteration
hăḏaḏ
Pronunciation
had-ad'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin [compare אֲדַד (H111)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 471c

Strong’s Definitions

הֲדַד Hădad, had-ad'; probably of foreign origin (compare H111); Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom:—Hadad.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H1908 in the following manner: Hadad (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H1908 in the following manner: Hadad (12x).

  1. Hadad = "mighty"

    1. son of Ishmael

    2. a king of Edom who gained an important victory over the Midianites on the field of Moab

    3. another king of Edom, with Pau for his capital

    4. a member of the royal house of Edom who escaped the massacre under Joab and fled with a band of followers into Egypt; after David's death, he returned to his own country

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֲדַד Hădad, had-ad'; probably of foreign origin (compare H111); Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom:—Hadad.
STRONGS H1908: Abbreviations
† הֲדַד proper name, masculine Hadad ( Ἀδερ but see H1924 הדד Aramaic proper name, of divinity DHMAltsem. Inschr. von Sendschirli 56, and proper noun עבדהדד ScholzGötzendienst 245, הדדנדנאח EutSBAk 1887, 410 compare BaeRel 68 & below בן־הדד; also Adda, etc., in compound proper name BezTell el-Amarna BM 156; Hadad, Adad, Addu is known as an Aramaic deity, weather- or storm-god, compare BaeRei 67.68; perhaps = thunderer DlZK 1885, 166 Bael.c., compare רִמּוֺן; on Hadad in Arabia compare WeSkizzen iii. 51; Sabean הדד Hal27; as proper name, of a divinity Hebrew only in compound proper name, masculine, see below) —
1. name of kings of Edom,
a. Genesis 36:35 = 1 Chronicles 1:46; Genesis 36:36 = 1 Chronicles 1:47 (הֲדָד֑);
b. 1 Chronicles 1:47 (|| Genesis 36:39 הֲדַר), Genesis 36:51 (הֲדָד֑).
2. an Edomite (הָאֲדֹמִ֑י) ה׳ 1 Kings 11:14, 17, 19, 21 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 11:25 (הֲדָד֑); = [H111 אֲדַד 1 Kings 11:17].
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

36:35; 36:36; 36:39

1 Kings

11:14; 11:17; 11:19; 11:21; 11:25

1 Chronicles

1:46; 1:47; 1:47