Azaru
az'a-ru B, Azarou; A, Azourou; (the King James Version Azuran): The descendants of Azaru returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:15); omitted in Ezr and Neh; compare h...
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Azaz
a'-zaz `azaz, ("powerful"): A descendant of Reuben (1Ch 5:8).
Azazel
a-za'-zel (`aza'zel apopompaios; the King James Version Scapegoat, the Revised Version, margin "removal"):I. THE MEANING OF THE WORD1. The Passages to Be Considered2. The Propos...
Azaziah
az-a-zi'-a (`azazyahu, "Yahweh is strong," or "strengthens"):(1) A Levite musician who participated in the services held on the return of the ark to Jerusalem (1Ch 15:21). His n...
Azbasareth
az-bas'-a-reth: The name of an Assyrian king. The King James Version form "Azbasareth" comes from the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A. D.)SeeASBASARETH.
Azbuk
az'-buk `azbuk: The father of a certain Nehemiah--not the great governor of the same name, though a contemporary (Ne 3:16).
Azekah
a-ze'-ka `azekah: A town of some importance in the Shephelah of Judah mentioned (Jos 15:35) next to Socoh. InJos 10:10the defeated kings of the Arnorites are described as flying...
Azel
a'-zel ('atsel, "noble"):(1) A descendant of King Saul, through Jonathan (1Ch 8:37f; 9:43f).(2) Azel, a'-zel, the King James Version Azal 'atsel; Asael; (Zec 14:5): A place not ...
Azem
a'-zem: the King James Version form for Ezem (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (Jos 15:29;19:3).
Azephurith
az-e-fu'-rith. SeeARSIPHURITH.
Azetas
a-ze'-tas (Azetas): The head of a family accompanying Zerubbabel out of captivity (1 Esdras 5:15). Neither Ezra nor Nehemiah gives this name in his list. There may be an echo of...
Azgad
az'-gad (`azgadh, "strong is Gad"): In the list of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel are mentioned "the children of Azgad" (1,222,Ezr 2:12; 2,322,Ne 7:17). 110 mal...
Aziei
a-zi'-e-i: An ancestor of Ezra (2 Esdras 1:2). Compare Azariah (Ezr 7:3) and Ozias (1 Esdras 8:2; the King James Version Ezias).
Aziel
a'-zi-el (`aziel, "God is power"); (compare Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 210, 309): A Levite singer who played the psalteries (1Ch 15:20); compare Jaaziel (1Ch 15:18).
Aziza
a-zi'-za (`aziza' "the powerful"): Aziza had taken a foreign wife (Ezr 10:27): compare Zardeus (1 Esdras 9:28 the Revised Version (British and American)).
Azmaveth (1)
az-ma'-veth `azmaweth:(1) One of David's 30 mighty men (2Sa 23:31;1Ch 11:33).(2) A descendant of Jonathan, the son of Saul (1Ch 8:36;9:42).(3) Father of two warriors who joined ...
Azmaveth (2)
az-ma'-veth (`azmaweth; Asmoth or Azmoth, "strong one of death";Ezr 2:24): Is probably identical with el-Chizma, a village a little to the North of `Anata (Anathoth). It corresp...
Azmon
az'-mon (`atsmon; Asemona, "strong"): On the Southwest border of Israel (Nu 34:4,5;Jos 15:4). Trumbull identifies it with `Ain el-Qaseimeh, Northwest of Kadesh Barnea (Kad. Baru...
Aznoth-Tabor
az'noth-ta'-bor ('aznoth tabhor, "peaks of Tabor"): A place in western Naphtali, evidently in the vicinity of Mt. Tabor (Jos 19:34). The exact locality is not known.
Azor
a'-zor Azor, "help"(?): An ancestor of Jesus Christ (Mt 1:13f).
Azotus
a-zo'-tus. SeeASHDOD(1 Macc 9:15;Ac 8:40).
Azriel
az'-ri-el (`azri'el, "God's help"):(1) One of the leading men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, East of the Jordan, who with others of his tribe was carried captive by the king of ...
Azrikam
az-ri'-kam (`azriqam, "my help has arisen"):(1) A descendant of King David through Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:23).(2) A prince of Judah in the time of Ahaz. He was slain by Zichri, an Ep...
Azubah
a-zu'-ba (`azubhah, "desolation"):(1) A wife of Caleb, by whom she had three sons (1Ch 2:18f).(2) The daughter of Shilhi and mother of King Jehoshaphat (1Ki 22:42;2Ch 20:31).
Azur
a'-zur. SeeAZZUR.
Azuran
az'-u-ran, a-zu'-ran. SeeAZARU.
Azzah
az'-a (`azzah, "strong"): the King James Version form (De 2:23;1Ki 4:24;Jer 25:20) for the Revised Version (British and American) "Gaza."