shum denotes a name, whether identifying people or referring to the name of God in cited Aramaic passages.

The supplied passages use the term for a name as an identifying designation, including names of people and groups, and in clauses concerning the name of God. Its construct forms occur with named persons in Daniel 2:26, Daniel 5:12, Ezra 5:14 and with plural names in Ezra 5:4 and Ezra 5:10; they also occur in references to God in Daniel 2:20, Ezra 5:1, and Ezra 6:12.

1. Name as an identifying designation · dominant

   The construct-form noun identifies Daniel as Belteshazzar in Daniel 2:26 and Daniel 5:12, and identifies Sheshbazzar in Ezra 5:14. In Ezra 5:4 and Ezra 5:10, plural construct forms occur in questions and writing concerning the names of the men involved; the same designation is used of God in Daniel 2:20, Ezra 5:1, and Ezra 6:12. The APB does not make this noun's contribution clear in Daniel 4:5 or Daniel 4:16.

   Daniel 2:26Daniel 5:12Ezra 5:14Ezra 5:4Ezra 5:10Ezra 6:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause makes the contribution visible, the APB uses “name” or “names,” including “the name of God” in Daniel 2:20 and “their names” in Ezra 5:10. In Daniel 4:5 and Daniel 4:16, the supplied translation does not visibly isolate the term.