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ʿazgād עַזְגָּד ‘Azgad’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿaz עַז ‘strong’ and gād גָּד ‘fortune’
Roots: עז גד

ʿazgād pr n m pers
Azgad = "Gad is mighty"
1) ancestor of a family of laymen who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
2) a man who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Mentioned in Ezra 2:12, 8:12 Nehemiah 7:17, 10:16

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