1908

hădad, ʾădad הֲדַד, אֲדַד ‘Hadad’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably of foreign derivation, compare ʾădad אֲדַד ‘Hadad’

hădad, ʾădad pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in Genesis 36:35, 36:36 1 Kings 11:17, 11:21, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25 1 Chronicles 1:51, 1:50, 1:46, 1:47

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