el.ya.da is used as a personal name in genealogical lists and in accounts identifying a father or military leader.

The term is consistently used as a proper personal name: it occurs among listed names in 2 Samuel 5:16 and 1 Chronicles 3:8, identifies Rezon's father in 1 Kings 11:23, and names a Benjaminite military leader in 2 Chronicles 17:17.

1. Personal name in lists and identifications · dominant

   The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In 2 Samuel 5:16 and 1 Chronicles 3:8, the APB renders it within lists alongside other names; in 1 Kings 11:23 it identifies Rezon as the son of this person, and in 2 Chronicles 17:17 it names a Benjaminite described as having armed men under him.

   2 Samuel 5:161 Chronicles 3:81 Kings 11:232 Chronicles 17:17

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the term as “Eliada” in each cited verse, whether in a name list, a filial identification, or the description of a military leader. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this consistency is treated as confirmation of the verse-level naming context.