a.do.ni.qam identifies a named ancestral group whose sons are counted and listed in Scripture.

The term is consistently used as a proper name in group designations: the sons belonging to this named group are counted in Ezra 2:13 and Nehemiah 7:18, and named individuals from the group are listed in Ezra 8:13.

1. Proper name in a group designation · dominant

   In Ezra 2:13 and Nehemiah 7:18, the proper-noun form occurs in the clause counting “the sons of Adonikam.” In Ezra 8:13, it likewise identifies the group from which Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah are named; the APB renders the clause “from the sons of Adonikam.”

   Ezra 2:13Ezra 8:13Nehemiah 7:18

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the name in the repeated group phrase “the sons of Adonikam,” both in numerical totals and in the list of named men. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this shows the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English definition.