pa.chat mo.av identifies a named group repeatedly described as “sons of Pahath-moab” in family lists and communal records.

The term functions as a proper designation for the group called the sons of Pahath-moab: it heads family and returnee listings, identifies an individual’s family connection, and occurs in a list of names whose APB wording does not preserve the designation.

1. Designation for the sons of Pahath-moab · dominant

   The proper noun occurs with “sons of Pahath-moab” in Ezra 2:6, Ezra 8:4, Ezra 10:30, and Nehemiah 7:11; the APB renders these clauses as a numbered group, a group represented by Eliehoenai, and a group from which named men came. In Nehemiah 3:11, the APB renders Hasshub as “son of Pahath-moab” while describing repair work; Nehemiah 10:15 contains the proper form in a list, though the APB renders only “Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,” and does not isolate its contribution.

   Ezra 10:30Ezra 2:6Ezra 8:4Nehemiah 10:15Nehemiah 3:11Nehemiah 7:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Ezra 2:6, Ezra 8:4, Ezra 10:30, Nehemiah 3:11, and Nehemiah 7:11, the APB explicitly presents “Pahath-moab” in group or filial phrases. In Nehemiah 10:15 it gives only a list of names, so the translation does not visibly represent the proper form there.