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Bedad — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּדַד

בְּדַד

Bᵉdad · pronounced bed-ad' · Strong's H911 · a man

Bedad means separation.

Built from

בָּדַד bâdad (from, H909) — to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H909; separation; Bedad, an Edomite.

First appearance

Gen 36:35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bedad

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 36:351Chr 1:46

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