714. Ard

Lexicon

Ard: Ard

Original Word: אַרְדְּ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Ard
Pronunciation: ard
Phonetic Spelling: (ard)
Definition: Ard
Meaning: Ard

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ard, the name of two Israelites

From an unused root probably meaning to wander; fugitive; Ard, the name of two Israelites -- Ard.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a desc. of Benjamin
NASB Translation
Ard (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אַרְדְּ proper name, masculine Genesis 46:21 son of Benjamin, but Numbers 26:40 grandson of Benjamin = אַדָּר 1 Chronicles 8:3.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to wander.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Ard, as it is a specific proper noun related to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: Ard is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: Ard is a biblical figure mentioned in the genealogies of the tribes of Israel. He is identified as a descendant of Benjamin, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Specifically, Ard is listed as one of the sons of Benjamin in the genealogical records. In the context of the tribe of Benjamin, Ard is considered one of the progenitors of a family or clan within the tribe.

The mention of Ard can be found in the following biblical passage:

• Numbers 26:40 (BSB): "And the descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman."

In this passage, Ard is noted as a descendant of Bela, who is one of the sons of Benjamin. The genealogical records in the Book of Numbers serve to establish the lineage and tribal affiliations of the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.

Ard's name, derived from a root meaning "to wander," may reflect the nomadic lifestyle of the early Israelites or the migratory patterns of the tribes. The genealogical listings, including Ard's, are significant for understanding the distribution and organization of the tribes of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

אַ֣רְדְּ ארד וָאָֽרְדְּ׃ וארד׃ ’ard ard vaAred wā’ārəd wā·’ā·rəd

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:21
HEB: מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃
NAS: Muppim and Huppim and Ard.
KJV: Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
INT: Muppim and Huppim and Ard

Numbers 26:40
HEB: בְנֵי־ בֶ֖לַע אַ֣רְדְּ וְנַעֲמָ֑ן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙
NAS: of Bela were Ard and Naaman:
KJV: of Bela were Ard and Naaman:
INT: the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman the family

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 714
2 Occurrences

’ard — 1 Occ.
wā·’ā·rəd — 1 Occ.