In the bible, Azaz is the name of the son of Shema (1CH 5:8), Reubenite (1CH 5:3). Meaning of the name: strong one. Related names are:
Bela,
Shema,
Zechariah (and others ...)
. The translations of Azaz in 6 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Derik in Spanish to
Азаз in Russian!
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: (1CH 5:8)
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, (1CH 5:7)