How to Pronounce Azgad
AZ-gad
Azgad is pronounced AZ-gad (ˈæzɡæd): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Azgad mean?
Azgad means “a strong army; a gang of robbers”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Azgad?
(strength of fortune). The children of Azgad, to the number of 1222 (2322 according to) (Nehemiah 7:17) were among the laymen who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:12; 8:12) With the other heads of the People they joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:15) (B.C. 536.)
Adapted from Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863), public domain.
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