ev.ya.tar is the proper name of a man repeatedly identified as a priest in narratives involving David and the royal court.

The attested form functions as a proper name for a priestly figure: he flees to David, brings the ephod at David's request, appears alongside Zadok in priestly settings, and is later removed from the priesthood by Solomon.

1. Proper name of a priestly figure · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in the cited verses and identifies the same named figure in priestly and royal settings. In 1 Samuel 23:9 the APB renders David's command to him, "Bring the ephod near," while 1 Kings 2:27 renders Solomon's removal of him "from being priest to the LORD."

   1 Samuel 22:201 Samuel 23:91 Samuel 30:72 Samuel 15:351 Kings 2:271 Kings 4:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the name as "Abiathar," often with "the priest" or a family relationship. Its omission of a visible name in 2 Samuel 19:12 does not determine the original form's contribution there.