Midvash

עַזְרִיקָםʻAzrîyqâm

Azrikam, the name of four Israelites

Pronunciation: az-ree-kawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5840

Meanings

1. descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:23)

2. prince in Judah (2 Chronicles 28:7)

3. Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:44)

4. Levite (1 Chronicles 9:14; Nehemiah 11:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:14 The Levites who returned were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
  • 1 Chronicles 9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
  • 2 Chronicles 28:7 Then Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son; Azrikam, the king’s palace commander; and Elkanah, the king’s second-in-command.
  • Nehemiah 11:15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).