Hadad

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Hadad
     Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god. (1.) An Edomite king
     who defeated the Midianites (Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46).
     
       (2.) Another Edomite king (1 Chr. 1:50, 51), called also Hadar
     (Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:51).


     
       (3.) One of "the king's seed in Edom." He fled into Egypt,
     where he married the sister of Pharaoh's wife (1 Kings
     11:14-22). He became one of Solomon's adversaries.
     
       Hadad, sharp, (a different name in Hebrew from the preceding),
     one of the sons of Ishmael (1 Chr. 1:30). Called also Hadar
     (Gen. 25:15).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Hadad, joy; noise; clamor