בְּדַדBᵉdad
proper name, masculine: father of an Edom.
Pronunciation: bed-ad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H911
Meanings
ruler (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.
- 1 Chronicles 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).