Lexical Summary Hadadrimmon: Hadadrimmon Original Word: הֲדַדְרִמּוֹן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hadad-rimmon From Hadad and Rimmown; Hadad-Rimmon, a place in Palestine -- Hadad-rimmon. see HEBREW Hadad see HEBREW Rimmown NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom Hadad and Rimmon Definition probably a heathen god NASB Translation Hadadrimmon (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs הֲדַדְרִמּוֺן proper name, of a divinity (or proper name, of a location derived from n.pr.divin), Hadadrimmon (= n.pr.divin. Hadad (compare above) + n.pr.divin. Rimmon, Rammôn, see רִמּוֺן; compare COT Zechariah 12:11 DlZK 1885, 175 & on question of name of a location or a divinity BrdZc Baudstud. i. 293 f. Hi-StZc RiHWB RSSemitic i. 392) — in simile of mourning in Jerusalem כְּמִסְמַּד הֲדַדְרִמּוֺן כְּבִקְעַת מְגִדּוֺן Zechariah 12:11; on ׳ה for ההרמונה Amos 4:3, see הרמון; & compare Hi-St Gunning. Topical Lexicon Historical and Geographical Setting Hadadrimmon (הֲדַדְרִמּוֹן) appears only once in Scripture, Zechariah 12:11, as a point of comparison for an extraordinary national lament: “On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be like the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the Plain of Megiddo” (Zechariah 12:11). The place was evidently located in the fertile Plain of Megiddo, where decisive battles were fought from the days of the Judges through the Kings. Two principal identifications have been proposed: Whichever view is adopted, the name evokes both military catastrophe and deep national grief. Biblical Context Zechariah 12 forecasts a climactic siege of Jerusalem followed by divine deliverance and a widespread spiritual awakening. The prophet likens Israel’s future mourning to the grief once displayed at Hadadrimmon. That older lament almost certainly remembered the death of Josiah, Judah’s last godly king, who fell at Megiddo while confronting Pharaoh Neco (2 Chronicles 35:20-25). Thus Hadadrimmon becomes the standard by which unparalleled sorrow is measured. Theological Significance 1. National Repentance: Zechariah’s comparison underscores the depth of contrition that will grip Israel when “they will look on Me, the One they have pierced” (Zechariah 12:10). As Josiah’s fall exposed Judah’s vulnerability, so recognition of the pierced Messiah will expose the nation’s sin and need for grace. Prophetic and Eschatological Links • Armageddon: Revelation 16:16 looks ahead to a gathering of the nations “to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon” (literally “Mount Megiddo”). The shared geography ties Zechariah’s oracle to the final global conflict preceding Christ’s return. Practical Ministry Applications • Corporate Grief Can Be Redemptive. Authentic mourning over sin, modeled by the comparison with Hadadrimmon, paves the way for revival (2 Corinthians 7:10). Related Passages for Study 2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:22-25; Judges 5:19; Revelation 16:16; Zechariah 12:10-14. Forms and Transliterations רִמּ֖וֹן רמון rim·mō·wn rimMon rimmōwnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Zechariah 12:11 HEB: כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד הֲדַדְ־ רִמּ֖וֹן בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹן׃ NAS: like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain KJV: as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley INT: Jerusalem the mourning of Hadadrimmon the plain of Megiddo 1 Occurrence |
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