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“Adar” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(height). A boundary town of Edom and Judah (Josh. 15:3³And 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, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: (Joshua 15:3)).

“Adar” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Sixth month of Jewish civil, and twelfth of sacred, year; corresponding to parts of February and March (Esther 3:7⁷In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. (Esther 3:7)).

“Addar” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mighty). Son of Bela (1 Chron. 8:3³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, (1 Chronicles 8:3)).

“Adar” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See MONTHS.

“Addar” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:3³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, (1 Chronicles 8:3)). The same as Aim in Genesis 46:21²¹And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (Genesis 46:21) and Numbers 26:40⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

146 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Addar

Phonic:

ad-dawr’

Meaning:

intensive from 142; ample; Addar, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Addar

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

exceeding glorious (Josh. 15:3 only)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Very excellent, or exalted; mighty one:―a son of Bela [And], 1 Chron. 8:3. {Valde praestans}