mar.e.shah is used chiefly as a place-name, while genealogical notices also present Mareshah as a person.

The attested usage chiefly identifies a place: it is listed among cities, named as a built location, approached by an army, and addressed through its inhabitant. Genealogical notices also present the same proper form in family relationships, including Caleb’s firstborn.

1. Place named in civic, military, and prophetic settings · dominant

   In 2 Chronicles 11:8 the APB renders it among places that were built, while in 2 Chronicles 14:9 an invading force comes as far as Mareshah. Joshua 15:44 places it in a list of cities, 2 Chronicles 20:37 identifies Eliezer as being from it, and Micah 1:15 addresses its inhabitant.

   2 Chronicles 11:82 Chronicles 14:92 Chronicles 20:37Joshua 15:44Micah 1:15
2. Personal name in genealogical statements · occasional

   In 1 Chronicles 2:42 the APB renders Mareshah as Caleb’s firstborn. In 1 Chronicles 4:21 it occurs in the genealogical statement that Laadah was the father of Mareshah.

   1 Chronicles 2:421 Chronicles 4:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually displays “Mareshah” directly: as a built place, a city, a destination, a place of origin, an inhabited location, and in genealogical relationships. At 2 Chronicles 14:8, the supplied token is present but the APB verse does not explicitly display the name.