ot.ni.el is a personal name borne by the son of Kenaz, identified in accounts of capture, deliverance, death, and family descent.

The term functions throughout as a proper personal name, identifying the son of Kenaz in accounts of capturing a place, being raised up as Israel's deliverer, dying, appearing in a genealogy, and identifying Heldai by association.

1. Personal name in narrative and genealogy · dominant

   The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Joshua 15:17 and Judges 1:13, the APB renders Othniel as the son of Kenaz who captured it and received Achsah as wife; in Judges 3:9 he is named as the deliverer raised up for Israel, and Judges 3:11 reports his death. In 1 Chronicles 4:13 the APB places him among the sons of Kenaz and names his son Hathath, while 1 Chronicles 27:15 identifies Heldai as being of Othniel.

   Joshua 15:17Judges 1:13Judges 3:9Judges 3:111 Chronicles 4:131 Chronicles 27:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the name as “Othniel.” The verse is read as a whole, but it places this name in family, military, deliverance, death, and administrative contexts.