ad.don is used as a proper name in a list of people who came up but could not establish Israelite family descent.

The attested use presents ad.don as a proper name within a list of those who came up but could not declare their fathers' houses or seed as belonging to Israel.

1. Proper name in a returnee list · dominant

   In Nehemiah 7:61, the form אַדּוֹן is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the list following those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, and Cherub. The APB renders the list with “Addon” and says that these people could not declare their fathers' houses or seed as belonging to Israel.

   Nehemiah 7:61

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 7:61, the APB presents the term as “Addon” in a list of names. It confirms the list setting rather than supplying a lexical definition.