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arvad

wandering, (Ezek. 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre. The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets.

Contemporary Examples

Shortly after, he wrote one of his most candid letters to arvad, whom he nicknamed Binga.
JFK Letter: ‘War Is a Dirty Business’ John F. Kennedy November 4, 2013

Historical Examples

The inhabitants of Zidon and arvad were the sailors and her wise men pilots.
The Prophet Ezekiel Arno C. Gaebelein

He was a native of arvad, and consequently an old acquaintance of Hannibal’s.
The Adventures of Captain Mago Lon Cahun

The most important city of Phoenicia towards the north was arvad, or Aradus.
History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson

The arvad ruler, however, was displaced, and his son set on his throne.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald A. Mackenzie

On the march home the Egyptian army took possession of arvad, and seized its rich stores of wheat and wine.
Patriarchal Palestine Archibald Henry Sayce

In the north Aradus (arvad), in the south Sidon, proceed to exercise a sort of hegemony over several neighbouring states.
History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson

One of the cemeteries at arvad contains a splendid specimen of this imported design.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12) G. Maspero

arvad was situated, like Tyre, on a small island off the Syrian coast, and lay in Lat.
History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson

The rowers were from Zidon and arvad, while Tyre itself furnished their pilots or steersmen.
Bible Animals; J. G. Wood