al.vah is used as the name of a chief in lists of Edomite chiefs.

The term is attested as a proper name within lists of Edomite chiefs, where it stands alongside other named chiefs.

1. Name in a list of Edomite chiefs · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in both occurrences. In Genesis 36:40 the APB renders a list of Esau's chiefs ending with “chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,” and in 1 Chronicles 1:51 it likewise names Alvah among the chiefs of Edom.

   Genesis 36:401 Chronicles 1:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the name in the title phrase “chief Alvah.” It does not independently establish more than the term's placement in these lists.