HebrewH5803Proper Noun (Masculine)
עַזְגָּד
az.gad
“Azgad”
3Occurrences
H5803Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Azgad, an Israelite
from H5794 (עַז) and H1409 (גָּד); stern troop;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at § Azgad = "Gad is mighty" 1) ancestor of a family of laymen who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 2) a man who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עַזְגָּד appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
Ezra 2:12BSB
the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
Ezra 8:12BSB
from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
Nehemiah 7:17BSB
the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
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