Hebrew word · H1908

הֲדַד

hadad

Hadad

Appears 12 times in 11 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the Egyptians living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.14; married to sister_of_Tahpenes (H8472I);

father of: Genubath (H1592)

Also named: a.dad (אֲדַד "Hadad" H0111)

§ 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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 2

  1. Genesis 36:35 הֲדַ֣ד Hadad

    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

  2. Genesis 36:36 הֲדָ֑ד Hadad

    When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

1 Kings · 6

  1. 1 Kings 11:14 הֲדַ֣ד Hadad

    Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.

  2. 1 Kings 11:17 וַהֲדַ֖ד and Hadad

    But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.

  3. 1 Kings 11:19 הֲדַ֥ד Hadad

    There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.

  4. 1 Kings 11:21 וַהֲדַ֞ד הֲדַד֙ and Hadad, Hadad

    When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”

  5. 1 Kings 11:25 הֲדָ֑ד Hadad

    Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:46 הֲדַ֣ד Hadad

    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:47 הֲדָ֑ד Hadad

    When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

  3. 1 Chronicles 1:50 הֲדַ֔ד Hadad

    When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

  4. 1 Chronicles 1:51 הֲדָ֑ד ס Hadad

    Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

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