BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1177
ba.al cha.nan — Baal-hanan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38; son of: Achbor (H5907) § Baal-hanan = "Baal is gracious" 1) an early king of Edom 2) one of David's officers, a Gederite, who had the superintendence of his olive and sycamore plantations
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5907
akh.bor — Achbor
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38; father of: Baal-hanan (H1177) § Achbor = "mouse" 1) father of king Baal-hanan of Edom 2) son of Michaiah and contemporary of king Josiah of Judah
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Lord of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor (Gen. 36:38, 39; 1 Chr. 1:49, 50). (2.) An overseer of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains” (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chr. 27:28).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
