ʼAddâr — H146

Definition

masculine proper noun

Addar, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite

1. Addar or Adar = "exceeding glorious"
2. son of Bela and Benjamin's grandson
3. city in Judah near Edom

Usually translated as

Addar

Origin

intensive from H142; ample

• Derived from ʼâdar (H142)

Occurrences

ʼAddâr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 15:3 — And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar (אַדָּ֔רָה), and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
• 1 Chronicles 8:3 — And the sons of Bela were, Addar (אַדָּ֥ר), and Gera, and Abihud,