hadrach Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
hadrach in Easton's Bible Dictionary
the name of a country (Zech. 9:1) which cannot be identified. Rawlinson would identify it with Edessa. He mentions that in the Assyrian inscriptions it is recorded that "Shalmanezer III. made two expeditions, the first against Damascus B.C. 773, and the second against Hadrach B.C. 772; and again that Asshurdanin-il II. made expeditions against Hadrach in B.C. 765 and 755."
hadrach in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dwelling), a country of Syria, mentioned once only, by the prophet Zechariah. #Zec 9:1| The addition of the district, with its borders, is here generally stated; but the name itself seems to have wholly disappeared. It still remains unknown.
hadrach in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HA'DRACH , LAND OF (perhaps enclosure), a country of Syria, Zech 9:1-2, and conjectured to be the region about Damascus, including, perhaps, all of Coelo-Syria; or it may refer to the region around Hamath.