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Lexicon :: Strong's H1908 - hăḏaḏ

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הֲדַד
Transliteration
hăḏaḏ
Pronunciation
had-ad'
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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 (Greek Version of the LXX 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].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H1908

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1908 matches the Hebrew הֲדַד (hăḏaḏ),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:35 - When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:36 - When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:14 - Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:17 - But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:19 - Pharaoh was so pleased with Hadad that he gave him a sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:21 - While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was also dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:25 - Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile toward Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:46 - When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:47 - When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:50 - When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,[fn] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:51 - Hadad also died. The chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
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