Lexicon
עַזְמָ֫וֶת
az.ma.vet
H5820
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Azmaveth

8
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
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az.ma.vet is a proper name used chiefly for people and also for a locality designation in biblical lists.

The attested use is chiefly a proper name for individuals in military lists, genealogies, and an administrative assignment. It also occurs in a numbered group described as “sons of Azmaveth” and among lands associated with singers, where the verse presents it as a locality designation.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in lists and genealogies · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in each cited verse. In 1 Chronicles 12:3 the APB renders Jeziel and Pelet as sons of Azmaveth; in 1 Chronicles 27:25 it names Azmaveth son of Adiel as responsible for the king’s treasures. In 1 Chronicles 8:36 and 1 Chronicles 9:42, it occurs among the sons fathered in the genealogy, while 1 Chronicles 11:33 and 2 Samuel 23:31 place the name in personnel lists.

  2. Locality designation in community lists · occasional

    In Ezra 2:24 the APB renders a numbered group as “The sons of Azmaveth.” In Nehemiah 12:29, Azmaveth appears with Geba in the phrase rendered “the lands of Geba and Azmaveth,” locating villages built by singers around Jerusalem.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the form as “Azmaveth” in personal, genealogical, group, and locality contexts. Its surrounding descriptions clarify the verse setting rather than independently define the term.

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