בַּעַל חָנָןBaʻal Chânân
proper name, masculine: Baal is gracious, Baal—anunu
Pronunciation: bah'-al khaw-nawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1177
Meanings
1. king of Edom (Genesis 36:38; Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:49)
2. a Gederite (1 Chronicles 27:28)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:38 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
- Genesis 36:39 When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
- 1 Chronicles 27:28 Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king’s olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).