ba.rakh.el identifies Elihu’s father in the Job narrative.

The attested use identifies Elihu by naming his father in the narrative introductions of Job 32:2 and Job 32:6.

1. Elihu’s paternal identifier · dominant

   In Job 32:2, the proper noun occurs in the identification of Elihu before the account of his anger toward Job; the APB renders the phrase "Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite." In Job 32:6, the same proper-noun use again identifies the speaker as Elihu before he says that he is young and had hesitated to speak; the APB again renders "Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite."

   Job 32:2Job 32:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name in the repeated familial phrase "Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite" in Job 32:2 and Job 32:6. This reflects the clause’s presentation rather than isolating the term independently.