a.viy.yah is a proper name used for individuals in genealogies, family records, priestly lists, and royal narratives.

The supplied occurrences use this noun marked Proper as a personal name. It identifies people in genealogical and priestly lists, family relationships, and a royal narrative in which its bearer reigns, leads Judah in battle, and is named in relation to Jeroboam.

1. Proper name for individuals · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper throughout. In 1 Chronicles 3:10 the APB renders it within a succession list, while 2 Chronicles 11:20 places the named person among Maacah's children; in 2 Chronicles 13:1 and 2 Chronicles 13:3 it identifies the ruler who began to reign and mustered men for battle. The same proper-name use also occurs in priestly or list settings, as in 1 Chronicles 24:10 and Nehemiah 12:17.

   1 Chronicles 3:102 Chronicles 11:202 Chronicles 13:12 Chronicles 13:31 Chronicles 24:10Nehemiah 12:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where its contribution is visible, the APB generally presents the proper name as "Abijah," including family, list, and royal contexts. Some supplied verses do not make the term's individual English rendering fully isolable.