“Arvad” means wandering

Arvad: (Ezekiel 27:8,11) The island of Ruad , which lies off Tortosa (Tartus), two or three miles from the Phoenician coast. In agreement with this is the mention of "the Arvadite, in (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 as a son of Canaan, with Zidon, Hamath an other northern localities.