esh.ba.al is used as the proper name of a son named in Saul's family line.

The attested form is used as a proper name for an individual listed among Saul's sons in two parallel genealogical statements.

1. Personal name in Saul's family line · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 8:33, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the list of Saul's sons; the APB renders the list ending with "and Eshbaal." The same proper-name use appears in 1 Chronicles 9:39, where the APB again names Eshbaal after Jonathan, Malchi-shua, and Abinadab.

   1 Chronicles 8:331 Chronicles 9:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across 1 Chronicles 8:33 and 1 Chronicles 9:39, the APB presents the term as "Eshbaal" in Saul's list of sons. The verse is read as a whole, but both verses place the name in the same family-line statement.