HAROD hâr’ ŏd (חֲרֹ֑ד). 1. A spring at which Gideon encamped with his men while preparing for battle with the Midianites (Judg 7:1). It is possible that Saul encamped at this spring before his fatal battle with the Philistines (1 Sam 29:1; cf. 31:1).

2. The home of two of David’s “mighty” men, Shammah and Elika (2 Sam 23:25; 1 Chron 11:27). The KJV calls the men Harodites in 2 Samuel 23:25, and in 1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammah is called a Harorite. The difference in spelling is undoubtedly due to the confusion of the Heb. letters ר and ד, which are almost identical in appearance.