chu.shim is a proper name used for a wife in one genealogy and for the mother of named descendants in another.

The two occurrences use the form as a proper name within genealogical statements: 1 Chronicles 8:8 identifies Hushim among Shaharaim’s wives, while 1 Chronicles 8:11 names Hushim as the parent of Abitub and Elpaal.

1. Proper name in genealogical notices · dominant

   Both forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 8:8 the APB renders Hushim among Shaharaim’s wives; in 1 Chronicles 8:11 it renders Hushim in the statement that Abitub and Elpaal were fathered from her.

   1 Chronicles 8:81 Chronicles 8:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Hushim” in both verses: among Shaharaim’s wives in 1 Chronicles 8:8 and in the parentage statement in 1 Chronicles 8:11. It does not by itself settle every detail of the term’s contribution.