Arvadite
English
Alternative forms
- Arvadim
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Aradium,[1] from Ancient Greek Ἀράδιον (Arádion),[2] from Biblical Hebrew אַרְוָדִי ('arvāḏî) [3], gentilic of Biblical Hebrew אַרְוַד ('arvaḏ) [4].
Compare Phoenician 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃 (ʾrwd) and Ancient Greek Ἄραδος (Árados).
Noun
Arvadite (plural Arvadites)
- An inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.
- (biblical) A "son" of Canaan.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 10:15-18::
- And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
References
- ^ "Genesis (Genesis) 10 (VUL) - et Aradium Samariten et Amatheum." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/gen/10/18/s_10018>.
- ^ "Γένεσις (Genesis) 10 (LXX) - καὶ τὸν Ἀράδιον καὶ τὸν." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen/10/18/s_10018>.
- ^ "H721 - 'arvāḏî - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h721/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.
- ^ "H719 - 'arvaḏ - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h719/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.