av.don is a proper name used for several people and for a place named among allotted towns.

The attested use is chiefly a personal proper name in genealogies, royal instruction, and the account of a judge; it also identifies a town in an allotment list and likely in a town list whose APB wording does not visibly reproduce the name.

1. Personal proper name · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in each verse. In Judges 12:13 the APB renders “Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel,” and Judges 12:15 records his death and burial; in 1 Chronicles 8:30 and 1 Chronicles 9:36 it occurs as the name of a firstborn son, while 2 Chronicles 34:20 includes “Abdon son of Micah” among those commanded by the king.

   Judges 12:13Judges 12:151 Chronicles 8:231 Chronicles 8:301 Chronicles 9:362 Chronicles 34:20
2. Place name in town lists · occasional

   The Noun · Proper form occurs in lists of towns. In Joshua 21:30 the APB renders “Abdon and its pasture,” identifying it within the towns given from Asher; in 1 Chronicles 6:59 the supplied APB renders a list of towns but does not visibly reproduce this name.

   Joshua 21:301 Chronicles 6:59

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the personal-name occurrences, the APB generally presents the form as “Abdon,” including “Abdon son of Hillel” and “Abdon son of Micah.” In Joshua 21:30 it likewise renders “Abdon” as a town, while 1 Chronicles 6:59 does not visibly reproduce the supplied form in its translation.