Strong's H1908 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: הֲדַד (Hădad)

Pronunciation: had-ad'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Hadad = "mighty"

Derivation: probably of foreign origin (compare אֲדַד (ʼĂdad) [H111]);

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

KJV Renderings: Hadad.

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.