az.buq is the proper name identifying Nehemiah's father in a wall-repair account.

The attested use presents az.buq as a proper name in the identification of Nehemiah, who strengthens a section of Jerusalem's wall in Nehemiah 3:16.

1. Personal name in a family identification · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Nehemiah 3:16, where it identifies Nehemiah as its son. In Nehemiah 3:16 the APB renders the clause “Nehemiah son of Azbuk,” within the account of strengthening the wall.

   Nehemiah 3:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 3:16, the APB presents the name in the family identification “Nehemiah son of Azbuk.” The verse is read as a whole, but the clause plainly locates the name there.