tse.ru.yah is the proper name of the woman identified as the mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.

The supplied proper-noun occurrences identify a woman chiefly through her sons—especially Joab and Abishai—and also name her as Abigail’s sister. The name functions in family identifications and in notices concerning her sons’ military, administrative, and political actions.

1. A woman identified through her family · dominant

   The proper-noun form names the woman directly in 1 Chronicles 2:16, where the APB renders, "Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail," and then lists Abishai, Joab, and Asahel as her sons. In 2 Samuel 2:18 the APB renders "The three sons of Zeruiah," while 2 Samuel 17:25 identifies her as Abigail’s sister and Joab’s mother; in many further clauses the name distinguishes Joab or Abishai by the phrase "son of Zeruiah."

   1 Chronicles 2:162 Samuel 2:182 Samuel 17:252 Samuel 8:162 Samuel 16:91 Chronicles 18:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the personal name "Zeruiah," either directly or within family descriptions such as "son of Zeruiah" and "sons of Zeruiah." These English phrases show the verse-level family identification rather than a separate rendering for every occurrence.