Ben-Hadad
/ˌbɛn həˈdɑːd/noun
A biblical name or dynastic title for several kings of Aram-Damascus, meaning a person associated with the god Hadad.
Did you know?Ben-Hadad was likely a dynastic title rather than one individual’s unique name, and Hadad was the West Semitic storm deity associated with fertility, kingship, and lightning.
Etymological Timeline
Second Millennium BCE
Northwest Semitic
Hadad
“A storm and weather deity associated with thunder, rain, and royal power.”
Second Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Adad
“The Mesopotamian storm god, closely related to West Semitic Hadad.”
Iron Age
Aramaic
bar Hadad
“Son of Hadad; an Aramaic royal name or title.”
9th–8th Century BCE
Biblical Hebrew
בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hadad)
“Son of Hadad; the name of Aramean kings in the Hebrew Bible.”
Greek Antiquity
Greek
Βενναδάβ (Bennadab)
“A Greek rendering of Ben-Hadad in biblical translation traditions.”
Modern English
English
Ben-Hadad
“The conventional English form of the biblical royal name or title.”