בַּעֲנָאBaʻănâʼ

proper name, masculine: son of distress

Pronunciation: bah-an-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1195

Meanings

1. name of two officers of Solomon

2. father (ancestor) of an Israelite of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 3:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 4:12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.
  • 1 Kings 4:16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.
  • Nehemiah 3:4 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.

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).