Original: הֲדַד

Transliteration: Hădad

Phonetic: had-ad'

Short Definition: Hadad

Original: הדד

Transliteration: hădad

Phonetic: had-ad'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: probably of foreign origin [compare H111]

TWOT entry: 471c

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H111, H1906, H1909, H1910, H1928, H1959