a.viy.yam is the personal name borne by the Judahite king who succeeds Rehoboam and is succeeded by Asa.

The attested forms identify the same named king in notices of his accession, actions, conflict with Jeroboam, and death; the verses also place him between Rehoboam and Asa.

1. Personal name of a king of Judah · dominant

   Each attested token is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Kings 14:31 the APB renders the clause that Rehoboam's son “reigned in his place”; in 1 Kings 15:1 it says he became king over Judah, 1 Kings 15:7 recounts his deeds and battle with Jeroboam, and 1 Kings 15:8 reports his burial and Asa's succession.

   1 Kings 14:311 Kings 15:11 Kings 15:71 Kings 15:8

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across these verses, the APB presents the proper name as “Abijam” in succession, reign, battle, and burial notices. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, it confirms the named person in each clause rather than supplying a lexical translation.