ben-chur names the person identified in 1 Kings 4:8 as being in the mountain of Ephraim.

The attested use is a proper personal name: in 1 Kings 4:8, the noun marked Proper identifies a named individual in the mountain of Ephraim.

1. Personal name in a regional identification · dominant

   In 1 Kings 4:8, the Proper noun occurs in the list introduced by “These were their names,” and the clause identifies the named person in the mountain of Ephraim; the APB renders the line “Ben-hur in the mountain of Ephraim.”

   1 Kings 4:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 4:8, the APB presents the name as “Ben-hur” within a regional identification. The verse is read as a whole.