Lexical Definition

‎הֲדַד‎ Hădad (had-ad') Hadad ^N:N-M-P
probably of foreign origin (compare ‎אֲדַד‎)

Hadad.

• § Hadad = "mighty"
• Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.39 married to Mehetabel (מְהֵיטַבְאֵל); also called Hadar at Gen.36.39
• Also named: ha.dar (‎ה‎ֲ‎ד‎ַ‎ר‎ "Hadar" הֲדַר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: אֲדַד

‎הֲדַד‎ proper name, masculine Hadad (ᵐ5 Ἀδερ but see ‎הדד‎ Aramaic proper name, of divinity DHM^{Altsem. Inschr. von Sendschirli 56, and n.pr} ‎עבדהדד‎ Scholz^{Götzendienst 245,} ‎הדדנדנאח‎ Eut^{SBAk 1887, 410} compare Bae^{Rel 68} & below ‎בןהֿדד‎ p.122; also Adda, etc., in compound proper name Bez^{Tell el-Amarna BM 156}; Hadad, Adad, Addu is known as an Aramaic deity, weather- or storm-god, compare Bae^{Rei 67.68}; perhaps = thunderer Dl^{ZK 1885, 166} Bae^l.c., compare ‎רִמּוֺן‎; on Hadad in Arabia compare We^{Skizzen 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. Gen 36:35 = 1Chr 1:46; Gen 36:36 = 1Chr 1:47 (‎הֲדָד֑‎);
b. 1Chr 1:47 (|| Gen 36:39 ‎הֲדַר‎), vGen 36:51 (‎הֲדָד֑‎).

2. an Edomite (‎הָאֲדֹמִ֑י‎) ‎׳‎‎ה‎ 1Kgs 11:14; 1Kgs 11:17; 1Kgs 11:19; 1Kgs 11:21 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 11:25 (‎הֲדָד֑‎); = ‎אֲדַד‎ v1Kgs 11:17.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Edomite king • The last king of Edom before Israelite rule.

King living at the time of the Patriarchs

Hadad, also known as Hadar, was the last king of Edom before the Israelites established their monarchy.

• An Edomite king living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.39;
• referred to as Hadad הֲדַד, or Hadar הֲדַר;
• husband of Mehetabel מְהֵיטַבְאֵל.

Hadad, also referred to as Hadar in some passages, was the last king of Edom mentioned in the Bible before the Israelites established their own monarchy (Genesis 36:39, 1 Chronicles 1:50-51). He was the successor of Baal-hanan, son of Achbor. Hadad's wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. The city where Hadad reigned was Pau, but its exact location is unknown. The mention of Hadad as the last king suggests that after his reign, Edom came under the rule of the Israelites.

All entries for Hadad or Hadar: הֲדַד ☩ הֲדַר

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• Mehetabel (spouse)