ya.val is the proper name of Adah's son, identified as ancestor of tent-dwellers and livestock raisers.

The attested use is a proper name: Genesis 4:20 identifies Adah's son as the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

1. Personal name in a family notice · dominant

   In Genesis 4:20, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies Adah's son; the APB renders the clause, "Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock."

   Genesis 4:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 4:20, the APB presents the term as "Jabal" in the statement that Adah bore him and that he was father of tent-dwellers and livestock raisers.