Naboth
na.vot is the personal name of the Jezreelite whose vineyard is sought, taken after his death, and recalled in later judgment.
The proper noun identifies a Jezreelite connected with a vineyard: he refuses Ahab's request for it, is killed after testimony against him, and remains identified with the vineyard and blood recalled in the later account.
Senses in use
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Personal name in the vineyard narrative · dominant
The supplied morphology identifies each form as a proper noun. In 1 Kings 21:2 the APB renders Ahab speaking to this named man about his vineyard; in 1 Kings 21:13 it renders testimony against him and his death by stoning. The name also marks the vineyard or field associated with him in 1 Kings 21:18 and 2 Kings 9:25.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as the personal name “Naboth,” including possessive phrases such as “the vineyard of Naboth” and later references to his blood. These English phrases show the verse context rather than a separate lexical rendering.