ad.dan is a proper name listed among places or groups from which people came but could not establish Israelite descent.

The attested use presents ad.dan as a proper name in a list of places or groups from which people came, within a notice that they could not prove their ancestral houses or descent.

1. Proper name in a provenance list · dominant

   In Ezra 2:59, the form אַדָּן is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the list after Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, and Cherub. The APB renders the verse with people coming from “Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer,” followed by their inability to prove ancestral houses or descent.

   Ezra 2:59

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 2:59, the APB presents the name as “Addan” within a list of origins or associated names.