ad.ri.el is a personal name identifying the man associated with Merab and with the sons attributed to Michal.

The term functions as a proper personal name in two genealogical and marital notices: Merab is given to this man in 1 Samuel 18:19, and he is named as the father of five sons in 2 Samuel 21:8.

1. Personal name in marriage and family notices · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in both occurrences. In 1 Samuel 18:19 the APB renders Merab as given to “Adriel the Meholathite” as a wife; in 2 Samuel 21:8 it names him in the clause about five sons whom Michal bore to him.

   1 Samuel 18:192 Samuel 21:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Adriel the Meholathite” in 1 Samuel 18:19 and as “Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite” in 2 Samuel 21:8. These are verse-level presentations rather than definitions.