BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1130
ben-ha.dad — Ben-hadad
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.18; son of: Tabrimmon (H2886) § Ben-hadad = "son of [the false god] Hadad" 1) the king of Syria, contemporary with Asa of Judah 2) the son of Hazael, also king of Syria
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2371
cha.za.el — Hazael
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.15; father of: Ben-hadad (H1130I) § Hazael = "one who sees God" a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2383
chez.yon — Hezion
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.15.18; father of: Tabrimmon (H2886) § Hezion = "vision" king of Syria, father of Tabrimon and grandfather of Ben-hadad; probably identical with 'Rezon' the contemporary of Solomon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2886
tav.rim.mon — Tabrimmon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.15.18; son of: Hezion (H2383); father of: Ben-hadad (H1130) § Tabrimon = "good is Rimmon" the father of Ben-hadad I, king of Syria
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →The standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning “the son of Hadad.” (See HADADEZER.) (1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18). (2.) Son of the preceding, also king of Syria. He was long engaged in war against Israel. He was murdered probably by Hazael, by whom he was succeeded (2 Kings 8:7-15), after a reign of some thirty years. (3.) King of Damascus, and successor of his father Hazael on the throne of Syria (2 Kings 13:3, 4). His misfortunes in war are noticed by Amos (1:4).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
