ʻAzgâd — H5803

Definition

masculine proper noun

Azgad, an Israelite

1. Azgad = "Gad is mighty"
2. ancestor of a family of laymen who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
3. a man who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Azgad

Origin

from H5794 and H1409; stern troop

• Derived from ʻaz (H5794)
• Derived from Gâd (H1409)

Occurrences

ʻAzgâd occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2), Nehemiah (2)

• Ezra 2:12 — The children of Azgad (עַזְגָּ֔ד), a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
• Ezra 8:12 — And of the sons of Azgad (עַזְגָּ֔ד); Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
• Nehemiah 7:17 — The children of Azgad (עַזְגָּ֔ד), two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
• Nehemiah 10:15 — Bunni, Azgad (עַזְגָּ֖ד), Bebai,