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 Project Bible: 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. This shows the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English definition.