HebrewH1130Proper Noun (Masculine)

בֶּן־הֲדַד

ben-ha.dad

23Occurrences
H1130Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings

from H1121 (בֵּן) and H1908 (הֲדַד); son of Hadad;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Tabrimmon (H2886) § Ben-hadad = "son of [the false god] Hadad" 1) the king of Syria, contemporary with Asa of ) the son of Hazael, also king of Syria

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בֶּן־הֲדַד appears 23 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
13
2 Kings
6
2 Chronicles
2
Amos
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 15:18BSB

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

1 Kings 20:9BSB

So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’”So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

1 Kings 20:20BSB

and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

1 Kings 20:33BSB

Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.”“Go and get him!” said the king.Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

2 Kings 13:24BSB

When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.

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