Haddu
/ˈhæd.uː/noun
A Ugaritic name for the storm and weather god, also known as Hadad.
Did you know?In Ugaritic mythology, Haddu’s battles with the forces of Sea and Death symbolized the storm god’s role in restoring order and bringing life-giving rain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*h-d-d
“A reconstructed root associated with thunder, roaring, or storm noise”
2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Adad
“The storm and weather god worshiped in Mesopotamia”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
Haddu
“The storm god’s name, especially prominent in Ugaritic religious texts”
Late 2nd Millennium BCE
Northwest Semitic
Hadad
“A regional form of the storm-god’s name”
1st Millennium BCE
Aramaic/Hebrew
Hadad
“A storm deity and personal divine name appearing in Levantine traditions”
Modern English
English
Haddu
“A scholarly transliteration of the Ugaritic storm god’s name”