pa.don is used as a proper name in lists identifying a group as the sons of Padon.

The attested form functions as a proper name within the designation “the sons of Padon” in parallel list entries.

1. Proper name in a family-group designation · dominant

   In Ezra 2:44 and Nehemiah 7:47, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the phrase identifying “the sons of Padon.” In Ezra 2:44 the APB renders the surrounding list “the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, and the sons of Padon;”; Nehemiah 7:47 presents the same designation.

   Ezra 2:44Nehemiah 7:47

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Ezra 2:44 and Nehemiah 7:47, the APB presents the name in the phrase “the sons of Padon.” The verse is read as a whole, but both verses show the same list designation.