Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(wild ass). (1) A valorous Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:15). (2) A royal city of the Canaanites (Num. 21:1; Josh. 12:14).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. A royal city of the Canaanites, in the south, near Mount Hor, whose king fought against Israel, but who was by the help of God destroyed, both he and his people (Num. 21:1-3; Num. 33:40; Josh. 12:14; Judg. 1:16). (In the two passages in Numbers read “the Canaanite king of Arad.”) It is identified with Tell Arad, 31° 17' N, 35° 7' E.
2. Son of Beriah, a descendant of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:15).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive; Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
wild ass
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Wild ass; a dragon; fugitive:―a Benjamite, 1 Chron. 8:15. {Onager}