Hadad
ha.dad is a personal name borne by a ruler in Edom’s succession and by an Edomite adversary in Solomon’s time.
The term functions as a proper personal name across the supplied passages. It names a successor ruler associated with Avith and a figure identified as an Edomite who fled to Egypt and later opposed Israel during Solomon’s days.
Senses in use
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Personal name in royal and Edomite narratives · dominant
The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in each cited verse. In Genesis 36:35 the APB renders a man of this name as succeeding Husham after striking Midian, while 1 Kings 11:14 presents an Edomite of this name as an adversary against Solomon; 1 Kings 11:21 places him in Egypt asking Pharaoh to send him to his own land.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Hadad” in the supplied verses, including royal succession notices and the Egypt-and-Solomon narrative. Its surrounding descriptions should not be treated as alternate renderings of the name itself.