In the bible, Azrikam is the name of the son of Neariah (1CH 3:23), as well as name of son of Azel (1CH 8:38), son of Hashabiah (1CH 9:14), and ruler of the house (2CH 28:7). Meaning of the name: help, revenging. Related names are:
Obadiah,
Azel, Sheariah
(and others ...)
. The translations of Azrikam in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
A-Ri-Kham in Vietnamese to
Εσδρικαμ in Greek!
And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. (1CH 3:23)
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1CH 8:38)
And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; (1CH 9:14)
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. (1CH 9:44)
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. (2CH 28:7)
Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; (NEH 11:15)