בְּדַד
be.dad
Bedad
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredAccording to the lexicon data, the Hebrew word "בְּדַד" (be.dad), with the Strong's number H0911, is a proper name referring to a person. It is found twice in the Bible, which suggests it may be significant enough to be mentioned specifically by name. The given short definition is simply "Bedad," likely the given name of the person in the biblical contexts where it appears. The semantic domain categorization as a proper name, specifying a person, indicates that this word serves to identify a unique individual.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
1 Chronicles 1:46Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.