pir.a.to.ni identifies a man as a Pirathonite, marking association with Pirathon.

The term is used as a masculine singular gentilic attached to Abdon and Benaiah, identifying them in relation to Pirathon; Judges 12:15 also names Pirathon as Abdon’s burial place.

1. Gentilic identifying a person from Pirathon · dominant

   In Judges 12:13 and Judges 12:15, the masculine singular gentilic identifies Abdon son of Hillel, while Judges 12:15 also places his burial in Pirathon. In 2 Samuel 23:30 and 1 Chronicles 11:31 it identifies Benaiah among named men, and in 1 Chronicles 27:14 the APB renders Benaiah as connected with Pirathon and the sons of Ephraim.

   Judges 12:13Judges 12:152 Samuel 23:301 Chronicles 11:311 Chronicles 27:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation among “the Pirathonite,” “of Pirathon,” and “the Pirathon.” These are translation-level renderings rather than definitions.