Hadadrimmon
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
HADADRIMMON . A proper name occurring in Zechariah 12:11 ‘as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.’ It has usually been supposed to be a place-name. According to a notice by Jerome, it would be equivalent to Megiddo itself. The word, however,’ is a combination of the two names of a divinity (see Hadad). An equally good translation would be ‘as the mourning for Hadadrimmon,’ and it has been plausibly conjectured that it is the weeping for Tammuz referred to in Ezekiel 8:14 , that is here meant. In this case the old Semitic deity Hadad-Rimmon would by the 2nd cent. b.c. have become confounded with Tammuz. There is no ground for supposing an allusion to the mourning for king Josiah, which, of course, took place in Jerusalem, not in the valley of Megiddo.
J. F. M’Curdy.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
Place in the valley of Megiddo where there had been great mourning. It is quoted as an illustration of the great mourning there will be at Jerusalem when the sin of Judah is brought home to their conscience for having demanded the death of their Messiah. Zechariah 12:11 . The allusion is considered to be the occasion when Josiah was smitten in that same valley, though the histories do not speak of any mourning there. 2 Kings 23:29; 2 Chronicles 35:22,23 . It is identified with Rummaneh , 32 32' N, 35 12' E .
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [3]
A place in the valley of Megiddo, where the good king Josiah lost his life in a battle with the Ethiopians, 2 Kings 23:29 2 Chronicles 35:20-25 . The lamentation over this event was very great, Zechariah 12:11 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
ha - dad - rim´on , had - ad - rim´on ( הדד רמון , hădhadh rimmōn ): A name which occurs, along with Megiddon, in Zechariah 12:11 . It was long thought that this was a place in the plain of Megiddo, and that the mourning referred to was that for Josiah, slain in battle with Pharaoh-necoh ( 2 Kings 23:29 ). This last, however, was certainly at Jerusalem. Jerome ( Comm. on Zec ) identifies Hadadrimmon with Maximianopolis, a village near Jezreel, probably Legio, the ancient Megiddo. Possibly, however, the form "Hadadrimmon" has arisen through the combination of two divine names; and the weeping may be that for Tammuz ( Ezekiel 8:14 ), with whom the old Semitic deity had become confused in the popular mind.
