Lexicon
עַזְגָּד
az.gad
H5803
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Azgad

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az.gad identifies a named group whose sons are counted and from whom individuals are listed.

The attested form functions as a proper name for a group identified through its sons: they are counted in Ezra 2:12 and Nehemiah 7:17, and individuals are named from them in Ezra 8:12. Nehemiah 10:16 places the name within a list of names, though the translation does not isolate its contribution there.

Senses in use

  1. Named group identified through its sons · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Ezra 2:12 and Nehemiah 7:17, the APB renders clauses counting “The sons of Azgad”; in Ezra 8:12, it renders Johanan and those with him as being “from the sons of Azgad.” Nehemiah 10:16 includes the name in a sequence rendered “Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,” without clearly isolating the term in the translation.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the name in “The sons of Azgad” in Ezra 2:12 and Nehemiah 7:17 and “from the sons of Azgad” in Ezra 8:12. In Nehemiah 10:16, its rendering as a list does not clearly show the term’s individual contribution.

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