In the bible, Arad is the name of the son of Beriah (1CH 8:15). Meaning of the name: a wild ass; a dragon. Related names are:
Israel,
Eder,
Zebadiah (and others ...)
. The translations of Arad in 5 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
アラド in Japanese to
アラド in Japanese!
And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. (NUM 21:1)
And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. (NUM 33:40)
The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; (JOS 12:14)
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. (JDG 1:16)
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, (1CH 8:15)