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Hadarezer

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1928

הֲדַרְעֶ֫זֶר

ha.dar.e.zer — Hadarezer

Hadarezer = "Hadad is help" the king of Syria defeated by David's army Another spelling of ha.dad.e.zer (הֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶר "Hadadezer" H1909)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1913

הֲדוֹרָם

ha.do.ram — Hadoram

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.27; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) § Hadoram = "noble honour" 1) the 5th son of Joktan, an Arabian tribe 2) a son of Tou, king of Hamath, was his father's ambassador to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Zobah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2431

חֵילָם

che.lam — Helam

§ Helam = "stronghold" a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7731

שׁוֹבַךְ

sho.vakh — Shobach

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.16; also called Shophach (NIV: Shophak) at 1Ch.19.16,18; Also named: sho.phakh (שׁוֹפָךְ "Shophach" H7780) § Shobach = "expansion" general of king Hadarezer of the Syrians of Zoba in the time of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7780

שׁוֹפָךְ

sho.phakh — Shophach

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.16; also called Shophach (NIV: Shophak) at 1Ch.19.16,18; Another name of sho.vakh (שׁוֹבַךְ "Shobach" H7731) § Shophach = "expansion" 1) the general of Hadarezer 1a) also 'Shobach'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3560

כּוּן

kun — Cun

Chun = "established" a city belonging to Hadarezer, plundered by David's forces Another name of be.ro.tah (בֵּר֫וֹתָה "Berothah" H1268A)

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Historical dictionary entry

Adod is his help, the name given to Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:3-12) in 2 Sam. 10.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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