בֶּן־הֲדַד (H1130) — Hebrew Lexicon

בֶּן־הֲדַד

𐤁𐤍־𐤄𐤃𐤃

Ben-Hădad

H1130 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בן + הדד son, descendant; Hadad (storm god, as theophoric element)

Definition

Personal name: 'Ben-Hadad,' meaning 'son of Hadad.' The title or dynastic name of several kings of Aram-Damascus (Syria) referenced in the Hebrew Bible. The name indicates the king's lineage or association with the storm god Hadad, a prominent deity in the northwest Semitic pantheon. In Israelite texts, 'Ben-Hadad' functions as a throne name across different generations of Aramean rulers, rather than a unique personal name for each.

Semantic Range

proper name of Aramean kings, dynastic title meaning 'son of Hadad', royal title associated with the throne of Aram-Damascus

Root / Etymology

From בֵּן (ben, 'son') + הֲדַד (Hadad, the name of a major Aramean and wider northwest Semitic storm deity). The compound signifies literal or dynastic 'son of Hadad.' The use of the theophoric element (Hadad) was common among Aramean and surrounding cultures.

Historical & Contextual Notes

'Ben-Hadad' appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name or throne name of at least three distinct kings of Aram-Damascus (1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 6:24, etc.), spanning the 9th–8th centuries BCE. The repeated use of the name by successive rulers suggests a dynastic or royal title paralleling Egyptian and Mesopotamian practices. The element Hadad references the principal god of the Arameans, whose cult was widespread in the region. The rendering 'Ben-Hadad' in English translations preserves the Hebrew pronunciation but does not convey the cultural-theological implication of the name. In later periods, similar theophoric names continued, but 'Ben-Hadad' is attested primarily in pre-exilic sources with reference to Aram-Damascus kings during the time of the Israelite and Judahite monarchies. The English term 'Ben-Hadad' is a transliteration; there is no later ethnic or religious association implied beyond the dynastic royal context of these Aramean kings.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בֵּן and הֲדַד; son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings; Benhadad.

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Root Family

בנה (b-n-h) — to build, construct, establish family

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1004	בַּיִת	in the houses
H1005	בַּיִת	the built-house
H1006	בַּיִת	the house
H1007	בֵּית אָוֶן	house-of
H1008	בֵּית־אֵל	in house of
H1009	בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל	house of
H1010	בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן	house-of
H1011	בֵּית בִּרְאִי	and in the house of
H1012	בֵּית בָּרָה	house of
H1013	בֵּית־גָּדֵר	house-of
H1014	בֵּית גָּמוּל	house of
H1015	בֵּית דִּבְלָתַיִם	house-of
H1016	בֵּית־דָּגוֹן	house-of
H1017	בֵּית הָאֱלִי	house of
H1018	בֵּית הָאֵצֶל	house of
H1020	בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת	house-of
H1021	בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם	house-of
H1022	בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי	house of
H1023	בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק	house-of
H1024	בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת	and house of
H1025	בֵּית הָעֵמֶק	house of
H1026	בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה	house-of
H1027	בֵּית הָרָם	house-of
H1028	בֵּית הָרָן	house of
H1029	בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה	house-of
H1030	בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי	house-of
H1031	בֵּית חׇגְלָה	house of
H1032	בֵּית חוֹרוֹן	house-of
H1033	בֵּית כַּר	to the built-house of
H1034	בֵּית לְבָאוֹת	and house-of
H1035	בֵּית לֶחֶם	in the house of
H1036	בֵּית לְעַפְרָה	in the built-house of
H1038	בֵּית מַעֲכָה	house of
H1039	בֵּית נִמְרָה	house of
H1041	בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת	house of
H1042	בֵּית עֲנוֹת	and house of
H1043	בֵּית עֲנָת	and house-of
H1044	בֵּית עֵקֶד	house-of
H1046	בֵּית פֶּלֶט	and house of
H1047	בֵּית פְּעוֹר	house of
H1048	בֵּית פַּצֵּץ	and house-of
H1049	בֵּית צוּר	house of
H1050	בֵּית רְחוֹב	house-of
H1051	בֵּית רָפָא	house of
H1052	בֵּית שְׁאָן	in the built-house of
H1053	בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ	in the built-house of
H1054	בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ	and house of
H1121	בֵּן	sons
H1122	בֵּן	son
H1123	בֵּן	sons of
H1124	בְּנָא	the ones building
H1125	בֶּן־אֲבִינָדָב	son
H1126	בֶּן־אוֹנִי	son
H1127	בֶּן־גֶּבֶר	son
H1128	בֶּן־דֶּקֶר	son
H1129	בָּנָה	he built
H1131	בִּנּוּי	Built-Up One
H1132	בֶּן־זוֹחֵת	and son of
H1133	בֶּן־חוּר	son
H1134	בֶּן־חַיִל	to a son of
H1135	בֶּן־חָנָן	son
H1136	בֶּן־חֶסֶד	son
H1137	בָּנִי	Built-one
H1138	בֻּנִּי	Built One
H1139	בְּנֵי־בְּרַק	and sons of
H1140	בִּנְיָה	and the built-structure
H1141	בְּנָיָה	Yahweh has built
H1142	בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן	among sons of
H1145	בֶּן־יְמִינִי	son
H1146	בִּנְיָן	constructed structure
H1147	בִּנְיָן	the built structure
H1151	בֶּן־עַמִּי	son
H1323	בַּת	daughters
H1324	בַּת	daughter of
H1337	בַּת רַבִּים	daughter of
H1339	בַּת־שֶׁבַע	daughter of
H1340	בַּת־שׁוּעַ	to a daughter of
H205	אָוֶן	and building-stone
H2995	יַבְנְאֵל	and God-Builds
H2996	יַבְנֶה	Yabneh, Building-place
H2997	יִבְנְיָה	Yah Has Built
H2998	יִבְנִיָּה	Yah Builds
H358	אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן	house of
H3845	לִבְנִי	to my son
H4011	מִבְנֶה	like the built-structure of
H4012	מְבֻנַּי	Built-Up One
H4996	נֹא	his son
H5524	סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת	daughters of
H5854	עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב	house of
H62	אָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָה	house of
H68	אֶבֶן	your building-stones
H69	אֶבֶן	building-stone of
H72	אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר	building-stone of
H8401	תֶּבֶן	the straw residue
H8403	תַּבְנִית	in building-pattern of
H885	בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן	sons of
H935	בּוֹא	daughter of
H956	בּוּת	and daughter of
H995	בִּין	son of
H996	בֵּין	son

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1130-02`	הֲ֠דַד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad	25
`H1130-01`	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son	17
`H1130-03`	וּ/בֶן	uven	`HC/Np`	and Ben-	and son-of	4
`H1130-04`	בֶן	ven	`HNp`	Ben	son of	4

Occurrences in Scripture

50 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 15:18	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 15:18	הֲ֠דַד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 15:20	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son of	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 15:20	הֲדַ֜ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-03`	1 Kings 20:1	וּ/בֶן	uven	`HC/Np`	And Ben	and son-of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:1	הֲדַ֣ד	hadad	`HNp`	-hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:3	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	Ben-	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:3	הֲדַ֔ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:5	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son-of	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:5	הֲדַ֖ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-04`	1 Kings 20:9	בֶן	ven	`HNp`	Ben-	son of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:9	הֲדַ֗ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:10	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	Ben	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:10	הֲדַ֔ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-03`	1 Kings 20:16	וּ/בֶן	uven	`HC/Np`	and Ben	and son-of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:16	הֲדַד֩	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:17	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	Ben-	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:17	הֲדַ֗ד	hadad	`HNp`	-hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:20	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:20	הֲדַד֙	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:26	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	Ben-	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:26	הֲדַ֖ד	hadad	`HNp`	hadad	Hadad
`H1130-03`	1 Kings 20:30	וּ/בֶן	uven	`HC/Np`	and Ben-	and son-of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:30	הֲדַ֣ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-04`	1 Kings 20:32	בֶן	ven	`HNp`	Ben	son of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:32	הֲדַ֛ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-04`	1 Kings 20:33	בֶן	ven	`HNp`	Ben	son of
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:33	הֲדַ֔ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	1 Kings 20:33	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	Ben	son
`H1130-02`	1 Kings 20:33	הֲדַ֔ד	hadad-2	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Kings 6:24	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son-of	son
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 6:24	הֲדַ֥ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-03`	2 Kings 8:7	וּ/בֶן	uven	`HC/Np`	and Ben-	and son-of
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 8:7	הֲדַ֥ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-04`	2 Kings 8:9	בֶן	ven	`HNp`	Ben	son of
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 8:9	הֲדַ֤ד	hadad	`HNp`	-hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Kings 13:3	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 13:3	הֲדַ֥ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Kings 13:24	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 13:24	הֲדַ֥ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Kings 13:25	בֶּן	ben-2	`HNp`	Ben-	son
`H1130-02`	2 Kings 13:25	הֲדַ֣ד	hadad	`HNp`	-hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	Jeremiah 49:27	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son-of	son
`H1130-02`	Jeremiah 49:27	הֲדָֽד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	Amos 1:4	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son-of	son
`H1130-02`	Amos 1:4	הֲדָֽד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Chronicles 16:2	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son	son
`H1130-02`	2 Chronicles 16:2	הֲדַד֙	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad
`H1130-01`	2 Chronicles 16:4	בֶּן	ben	`HNp`	son of	son
`H1130-02`	2 Chronicles 16:4	הֲדַ֜ד	hadad	`HNp`	Hadad	Hadad

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