הֲדַד
Hădad · had-ad'
Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign origin (compare H111 (אֲדַד));
Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hadad.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › the doorway, the way in › the doorway, the way in
To reveal, behold of the doorway, the way in of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֲדַד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- hadad6 · 50%
- and hadad3 · 25%
- and when hadad2 · 17%
- that hadad1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.