הֲדַד

Strong’s Definition

Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom

Etymology & Derivation

probably of foreign origin (compare H111 (אֲדַד));

KJV Usage

Hadad.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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
• 5.possibly a royal title

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Hădad; Pronunciation: had-ad'