In the bible, Ard is the name of the (grand?)son of Benjamin (GEN 46:21), son of Bela (NUM 26:40). Meaning of the name: one that commands; he that descends. Related names are:
Bela,
Naaman,
Belah (and others ...)
. The translations of Ard in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
A-Rết in Vietnamese to
Αραδ in Greek!
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (GEN 46:21)
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (NUM 26:40)
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (NUM 26:40)