Bildad
bil.dad identifies the Shuhite who speaks in Job and joins Eliphaz and Zophar in visiting Job.
The supplied verses use this proper noun to identify the Shuhite who answers in Job 8:1, Job 18:1, and Job 25:1, and who appears with Eliphaz and Zophar in Job 2:11 and Job 42:9.
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Personal name of the Shuhite in Job · dominant
All five occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Job 8:1, Job 18:1, and Job 25:1 the APB renders the introductory clause "Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,"; in Job 2:11 and Job 42:9 it places him alongside Eliphaz and Zophar in their actions concerning Job.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Bildad the Shuhite" in every supplied verse: as the speaker in Job 8:1, Job 18:1, and Job 25:1, and among the named companions in Job 2:11 and Job 42:9. This reflects the translation’s presentation of the clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.