Bible Dictionary

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 t…

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(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.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

AZ'GAD (strong in fortune). (1). One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:12; Ezr 8:12; Neh 7:17. (2). One who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:15.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

a strong army; a gang of robbers