Strong's Hebrew · H1908

הֲדַד

Hădad · had-ad'

Hadad.

Definition

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

Derivation

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

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Genesis 36:36

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

1 Kings 11:14

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

1 Kings 11:25

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.

Genesis 36:35

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.

1 Kings 11:21

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.”

1 Kings 11:17

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

1 Kings 11:19

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.

1 Chronicles 1:47

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

1 Chronicles 1:46

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.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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