Hadadezer
/ˌhædəˈdiːzər/noun
A biblical king of Zobah who fought against David, also known as Hadarezer in some textual traditions.
Did you know?Hadad was a prominent Northwest Semitic storm and fertility god, so the name functioned as a declaration of protection through divine power.
Etymological Timeline
Second Millennium BCE
Northwest Semitic
Haddu
“Hadad, a storm deity associated with thunder, rain, and kingship”
Iron Age
Aramaic
Hadad
“A major West Semitic storm god and divine name”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
הֲדַדְעֶזֶר (Hadadezer)
“A compound personal name meaning “Hadad is help””
10th Century BCE
Hebrew
Hadadezer
“The king of Zobah who opposed David, according to the Hebrew Bible”
1st Century CE
Greek
Ἁδαδεζέρ (Hadadezer)
“A Greek-transliterated form appearing in ancient discussions of the biblical name”
16th Century
English
Hadadezer
“The traditional English biblical form preserved in translations of 2 Samuel and related passages”