baq.buq.yah identifies a named person listed among brothers, worship-related personnel, and gatekeepers in Nehemiah.

The term is used as a proper name for a person appearing in Nehemiah’s personnel lists: among brothers standing for assigned charges, in a thanksgiving-prayer setting, and among keepers of the gate storehouses.

1. Personal name in personnel lists · dominant

   In Nehemiah 11:17, the proper-noun form identifies someone described by the APB as “second among his brothers” beside Mattaniah’s leadership of thanksgiving in prayer. In Nehemiah 12:9, the APB places this named individual with Unni and their brothers standing “for the charges,” while Nehemiah 12:25 includes the name in a list of keepers and gatekeepers maintaining custody at the gate storehouses.

   Nehemiah 11:17Nehemiah 12:9Nehemiah 12:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Bakbukiah” in each verse, as a personal name within lists or descriptions of people. The surrounding roles belong to the verse context rather than being a translation of the name itself.