Strong H11772 sensesבַּ֫עַל חָנָן

Baal-hanan

Transliteration
ba‛al chânân
Pronunciation
bah'-al khaw-nawn'

Meaning of the name

Baal-hanan = "Baal is gracious"

The 2 senses of Strong H1177

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1177 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A king of Edom.H1177GNot in the KJV
  2. An overseer of olive and sycamore trees under David.H1177HNot in the KJV

General definition

From H1167 and H2608; possessor of grace;
Baal {Chanan} the name of an {Edomite} also of an Israelite: - Baal-hanan.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • hanan5

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:38
    And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
  2. Genesis 36:39
    And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:49
    And when Shaul was dead, Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:50
    And when Baal–hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
  5. 1 Chronicles 27:28
    And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: