bar.zil.lay is a personal name, chiefly identifying the Gileadite who aided the king, and also borne in other family references.

The name chiefly identifies the Gileadite who came near to the king in flight, sustained him at Mahanaim, and was later addressed about going to Jerusalem. It also identifies Adriel's father in 2 Samuel 21:8 and appears as the name connected with a priestly family in Ezra 2:61 and Nehemiah 7:63.

1. Personal name in narrative and family references · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in the cited verses. In 2 Samuel 17:27 the APB renders the name among those present when David came to Mahanaim; in 2 Samuel 19:32 it renders Barzillai as the man who had sustained the king, and 2 Samuel 19:33-34 presents the king speaking directly to him. The name also occurs for Adriel's father in 2 Samuel 21:8 and for persons called by the name in Ezra 2:61.

   2 Samuel 17:272 Samuel 19:322 Samuel 19:332 Samuel 19:342 Samuel 21:8Ezra 2:61

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as a personal name, including direct address in 2 Samuel 19:33 and family designations in 2 Samuel 21:8, Ezra 2:61, and Nehemiah 7:63. The surrounding descriptions should not be treated as additional renderings of the name itself.