ar.vad names a place or people group depicted as supplying rowers and defenders in Ezekiel's portrayal of Tyre.

The proper noun identifies Arvad in a portrayal of Tyre's maritime workers and wall defenders: its inhabitants are named among the rowers in Ezekiel 27:8, and its sons among those upon the walls in Ezekiel 27:11.

1. Arvad in Tyre's maritime and defensive setting · dominant

   In Ezekiel 27:8, the noun proper form occurs in the clause about dwellers who were Tyre's rowers; the APB renders, "The dwellers of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers." In Ezekiel 27:11, the same proper-noun use names sons who were upon the walls; the APB renders, "The sons of Arvad and Helech and your force were upon your walls around."

   Ezekiel 27:8Ezekiel 27:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents Arvad directly by name in both verses, first among Tyre's rowers and then among those on its walls. The surrounding role descriptions identify the verse contexts rather than adding a separate definition.