עַזְמָוֶת

Strong’s Definition

Azmaveth, the name of three Israelites and of a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H5794 (עַז) and H4194 (מָוֶת); strong one of death;

KJV Usage

Azmaveth. See also H1041 (בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) 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.(n pr loc) a place in benjamin; also 'beth-azmeveth'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻAzmâveth; Pronunciation: az-maw'-veth

See Also