e.ved is a personal name identifying Gaal’s father in Judges and a man named as Jonathan’s son in Ezra.

The attested use is as a personal name: it identifies Gaal through the repeated designation “Gaal son of Ebed” in Judges and identifies a man as Jonathan’s son in Ezra.

1. Personal name in family identification · dominant

   In Judges 9:26, Judges 9:28, Judges 9:30, Judges 9:31, and Judges 9:35, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies Gaal by the family designation rendered by the APB as “Gaal son of Ebed,” including when Gaal speaks, is reported to Zebul, and stands at the city gate. In Ezra 8:6, also tagged Noun · Proper, it identifies a different named man in the clause rendered “Ebed son of Jonathan.”

   Judges 9:26Judges 9:28Judges 9:30Judges 9:31Judges 9:35Ezra 8:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name in the repeated phrase “Gaal son of Ebed” in Judges and as “Ebed son of Jonathan” in Ezra. These phrases show the verse-level presentation of the proper name rather than a separate English definition.