ʻAzbûwq — H5802

Definition

masculine proper noun

Azbuk, an Israelite

1. Azbuk = "strong devastation"
2. father of Nehemiah, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, and a repairer of the walls of Jerusalem under another Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Azbuk

Origin

from H5794 and the root of H950; stern depopulator

• Derived from ʻaz (H5794)
• Derived from Bûwqâh (H950)

Occurrences

ʻAzbûwq occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1)

• Nehemiah 3:16 — After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk (עַזְבּ֔וּק), the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.