a.sa.h.el is a personal name used for Joab’s brother in battle accounts and for named figures in genealogical and administrative lists.

The term is used as a personal name, most prominently for Joab’s brother, who pursues Abner, is killed, and is later buried and avenged; it also appears in lists of warriors, Levites, overseers, and as the name of Jonathan’s father.

1. Personal name in narrative and named lists · dominant

   All supplied tokens are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Samuel 2:18 the APB renders Asahel as Zeruiah’s son and Joab’s brother, describing his speed; 2 Samuel 2:19 and 2 Samuel 2:23 place him in the pursuit of Abner and report his death. The name also occurs in a warrior list in 1 Chronicles 11:26, among Levites in 2 Chronicles 17:8, and as Jonathan’s father in Ezra 10:15.

   2 Samuel 2:182 Samuel 2:192 Samuel 2:231 Chronicles 11:262 Chronicles 17:8Ezra 10:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Asahel” where the supplied verses identify a person in narrative, genealogical, military, and administrative settings. These renderings are confirmed by the clauses and the Noun · Proper tags rather than by English alignment alone.