ke.ziv is used as the place where Shelah was born in Genesis 38:5.

The attested use identifies a place: in Genesis 38:5, the proper noun marks where the birth of Shelah occurred.

1. Place named as Shelah's birthplace · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Genesis 38:5, where it identifies the location connected with Shelah's birth. In Genesis 38:5 the APB renders the clause, “He was at Chezib when she bore him.”

   Genesis 38:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 38:5, the APB presents the term as “Chezib” in the location clause “He was at Chezib when she bore him.” The verse is read as a whole.