e.li.am is a personal name used in paternal identifications in 2 Samuel.

The attested form functions as a personal name in paternal identifications: it identifies Bathsheba through her father in 2 Samuel 11:3 and identifies a man as Ahithophel's son in 2 Samuel 23:34.

1. Personal name in paternal identification · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Samuel 11:3 the APB renders the identification "Bathsheba daughter of Eliam," while in 2 Samuel 23:34 it renders "Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite."

   2 Samuel 11:32 Samuel 23:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Eliam" in both verses, within paternal identifications. These renderings are treated as presentations of the verse clauses.