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Ardites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Descendants of Ard or Addar (Num. 26:40⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Benjamin (Gen. 46:21²¹And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (Genesis 46:21)).

2. Son of Bela, son of Benjamin (called ADDAR in 1 Chron. 8:3³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, (1 Chronicles 8:3)), whose descendants are ARDITES (Num. 26:40⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

716 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Ardiy

Phonic:

ar-dee

Meaning:

patronymic from 714; an Ardite (collectively) or descendant of Ard

KJV Usage:

Ardites

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gentilic of Ard