ya.don is the proper name of a man listed among those who strengthened a section of Jerusalem’s wall.

The lone attestation uses the term as a proper name for a man joined with Melatiah in strengthening a section of the wall in Nehemiah 3:7.

1. Personal name in a wall-building list · dominant

   In Nehemiah 3:7, the form is tagged as a proper noun and names a man alongside Melatiah in the clause about strengthening the next section. The APB renders the verse with “Jadon the Meronothite” among the men who strengthened that section.

   Nehemiah 3:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 3:7, the APB presents the name as “Jadon the Meronothite”.