sho.vav is used as a personal name in lists of children born to named fathers.

The attested form is a proper noun used as a personal name in genealogical and royal-family lists, identifying a son among other named children.

1. Personal name in lists of sons · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur among names of sons. In 1 Chronicles 14:4 and 2 Samuel 5:14 the APB renders lists of children born in Jerusalem; in 1 Chronicles 2:18 it renders a list of sons, and in 1 Chronicles 3:5 a list of children born in Jerusalem.

   1 Chronicles 14:41 Chronicles 2:181 Chronicles 3:52 Samuel 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Shobab” within lists of children or sons. This identifies its presentation in the verse rather than a lexical rendering.