a.do.ni-ve.zeq is the proper name of the man found, pursued, and brought to Jerusalem in Judges.

The term is used consistently as a proper name for the man encountered in Bezek, who flees after the battle and is later brought to Jerusalem.

1. Proper name of the man in the Bezek episode · dominant

   In Judges 1:5, the proper-noun form identifies the man whom they find in Bezek and fight against. In Judges 1:6, the APB renders him as fleeing, being pursued and seized; in Judges 1:7, it renders him as speaking about kings under his table before being brought to Jerusalem.

   Judges 1:5Judges 1:6Judges 1:7

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across Judges 1:5, Judges 1:6, and Judges 1:7, the APB presents the term as “Adoni-bezek,” the individual involved in the episode. The paraphrase is not word-aligned, but its clauses consistently treat the proper-noun form as the same person.