H1177 H1177
Baal-Hanan: 'Baal is gracious,' a name borne by a king of Edom and a Gederite overseer under David.
Baal-Hanan is a theophoric name meaning 'Baal is gracious,' with parallels in Phoenician (Hannibal reversed the elements) and Assyrian (Baalhanunu). Two figures bear this name: a king of Edom who succeeded Shaul (Gen 36:38-39; 1 Chr 1:49-50) and a Gederite appointed over David's olive and sycamore groves (1 Chr 27:28). The persistence of 'Baal' in an Israelite administrative name suggests either pre-monarchic naming conventions or that 'baal' still functioned as a generic title ('lord') rather than exclusively referencing the Canaanite deity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A theophoric proper name meaning 'Baal is gracious,' borne by (a) a king of Edom in the line of Esau (Gen 36:38-39; 1 Chr 1:49-50), and (b) a Gederite official overseeing David's olive and sycamore plantations (1 Chr 27:28). The Phoenician cognate Hannibal reverses the same elements, and the Assyrian Baalhanunu confirms the name's wide currency across Semitic cultures. 5×
AR["بَعَل-حَانَانُ", "بَعْلَ-حانانَ", "بَعْلَ-حانانُ", "بَعْلَحانان"]·ben["বাল-হানন"]·DE["Baal-Chanan", "[בעל חנן]"]·EN["Ba'al-Chanan", "Baal-Chanan", "Baal-Hanan"]·FR["Baal-Hanan"]·heb["בעל חנן"]·HI["बाल-हानान"]·ID["Baal-Hanan", "Baal-hanan"]·IT["Baal-Hanan"]·jav["Baal-Hanan"]·KO["바알-하난이", "바알하난"]·PT["Ba'al-Chanan", "Baal-Chanan"]·RU["Баал-Ханан", "Бааль-Ханан"]·ES["Baal-Hanán", "Baal-Janan"]·SW["Baal-Hanani", "Baal-hanani", "mwana"]·TR["Baal-Hanan"]·urd["بعل-حانان", "بعل-حنان"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בַּ֫עַל חָנָן n.pr.m. (Baal is gracious, cf. Ph. חנבעל&(in Assyrian) Baalḫanunu) 1. king of Edom Gn 36:38, 39 1 Ch 1:49, 50. 2. a Gederite 1 Ch 27:28.