How to Pronounce Hadadezer

Hah-dah-DAY-zer

Hadadezer is pronounced Hah-dah-DAY-zer (ˌheɪdædˈiːzə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: HAY-dad-EE-zuhr.

What does Hadadezer mean?

Hadadezer means “beauty of assistance”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Hadadezer?

Hadadezer, son of Rehob, was king of Zobah, a Syrian (Aramean) kingdom that David defeated as he extended his border toward the Euphrates (2 Samuel 8:3). When the Syrians of Damascus came to help him, David struck them down as well (2 Samuel 8:5).

Also pronounced

HAY-dad-EE-zuhr

Found in Scripture

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