Hebrew word · H5820

עַזְמָ֫וֶת

'azmavet

Azmaveth

Appears 8 times in 8 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.31

§ Azmaveth = "strong unto death"

1) one of David's mighty warriors

2) a descendant of Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and grandson of king Saul

3) a Benjamite, father of Jeziel and Pelet who were two of David's men who joined him at Ziklag

4) overseer of the royal treasures in the reign of David

5) a place in Benjamin; also 'Beth-azmeveth'

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Samuel · 1

  1. 2 Samuel 23:31 עַזְמָ֖וֶת Azmaveth

    Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

1 Chronicles · 5

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:36 עַזְמָ֖וֶת Azmaveth

    Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

  2. 1 Chronicles 9:42 עַזְמָ֖וֶת Azmaveth

    Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.

  3. 1 Chronicles 11:33 עַזְמָ֙וֶת֙ Azmaveth

    Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

  4. 1 Chronicles 12:3 עַזְמָ֑וֶת Azmaveth

    Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

  5. 1 Chronicles 27:25 עַזְמָ֖וֶת Azmaveth

    Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 2:24 עַזְמָ֖וֶת Azmaveth

    the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;

Nehemiah · 1

  1. Nehemiah 12:29 וְעַזְמָ֑וֶת and Azmaveth

    from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

    Here: Azmaveth, also called Beth-azmaveth (Nehemiah 7:28). A Benjaminite village near Anathoth, usually placed at modern Hizmeh. The name is made of 'strong' + 'death'.

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