av.ner is the proper name of Saul’s army commander, active in conflicts, negotiations, and the events surrounding his death.

The name identifies the same individual across military service under Saul, leadership among Saul’s house, dealings with David, and the account of his killing and burial. The supplied forms are consistently tagged as proper nouns, while the surrounding clauses distinguish his changing actions and relationships rather than separate meanings of the name.

1. Personal name identifying Saul’s commander · dominant

   The proper-noun form identifies the man named as Saul’s army commander in 1 Samuel 14:50 and as the leader connected with Saul’s house in 2 Samuel 2:8. In 2 Samuel 3:12 he sends messengers to David about turning Israel to him, while 2 Samuel 3:27 recounts his return to Hebron and his death at Joab’s hand; these are narrative uses of the same personal name, not distinct lexical senses.

   1 Samuel 14:501 Samuel 26:52 Samuel 2:82 Samuel 3:122 Samuel 3:272 Samuel 3:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the proper name as “Abner,” often adding identifying descriptions such as “son of Ner” or a military title from the clause. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation text, those added descriptions should not be treated as alternate renderings of the name itself.