Bible Dictionary
Azmaveth
Azmaveth was the name of a warrior of David, a royal treasurer, a descendant of Saul, and a town near Jerusalem associated with returning exiles.
Definition
Azmaveth was the name of several persons and a place. One Azmaveth was among David’s warriors; another supervised the royal treasury in David’s time. The name also belonged to a descendant of Saul and to a town near Jerusalem or in Benjamin.
Biblical Usage
The personal bearers are mentioned in accounts of David’s military and administrative organization and in Saul’s genealogy. The town appears among places associated with returning exiles.
Historical Background
The name means “strong as death” or “strong unto death.” The town is also called Beth-Azmaveth in the supplied material.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Strong as death. (1.) One of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:31). (2.) An overseer over the royal treasury in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25). (3.) A town in the tribe of Judah, near Jerusalem (Neh. 12:29; Ezra 2:24). (4.) 1 Chr. 8:36
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a place to all appearance in Benjamin, being named with other towns belonging to that tribe. (Ezra 2:24) The name elsewhere occurs as BETH-AZMAVETH. (strong unto death).