Strong's Lexicon
Addar: Addar
Original Word:אַדָּר
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:Addar
Pronunciation:ad-dawr'
Phonetic Spelling:(ad-dawr')
Definition:Addar
Meaning:Addar
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to be ample or splendid.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Addar in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.
Usage:The name "Addar" is used in the Bible as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name. It is associated with grandeur or splendor, reflecting the root meaning of the word.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the character or destiny of a person. The name Addar, suggesting splendor or majesty, might have been chosen to reflect the hoped-for qualities or status of the individual. Names were also sometimes reused across generations, indicating familial or tribal connections.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
adarDefinitiona desc. of Benjamin, also a city in Judah
NASB TranslationAddar (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(
noble ?).
.1 Chronicles 8:3 (perhaps error — compare Be — for q. v.Numbers 26:40;Genesis 46:21).
Joshua 15:3 (); = (q. v.)Numbers 34:4.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Addar
Intensive from'adar; ample; Addar, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite -- Addar.
see HEBREW'adar
Forms and Transliterations
אַדָּ֔רָה אַדָּ֥ר אדר אדרה ’ad·dā·rāh ’ad·dār ’addār ’addārāh adDar adDarah
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