Hadadהדד
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Hadad (הדד) — attested in Gen 36:35 (10 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 36:35 on Sefaria →וַיָּ֖מׇת חֻשָׁ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְ תַּחְתָּ֜יו הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־בְּדַ֗ד הַמַּכֶּ֤ה אֶת־מִדְיָן֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה מוֹאָ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם עִיר֖וֹ עֲוִֽית׃
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king; the name of his city was Avith.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 13 |
| Letters | 3 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Wikipedia — Hadad
Hadad, Haddad, Adad, or Iškur (Sumerian) was the storm- and rain-god in the Canaanite and ancient Mesopotamian religions. He was attested in Ebla as "Hadda" in c. 2500 BCE.
Stellar letters
The 3-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Hadad appears in the stellar reading on 3 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 4831 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |