Baal
ba.al is attested as a proper name, chiefly for individuals and once as the name marking a settlement boundary.
The attested use is chiefly as a proper name in genealogical lists, where it identifies an individual; it also occurs once in a settlement description, where the APB presents Baal as a geographic endpoint.
Senses in use
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Personal name in genealogies · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 5:5, the proper noun occurs in a father-to-son sequence, and the APB renders the clause “Micah his son, Reaiah his son, and Baal his son.” In 1 Chronicles 8:30 and 1 Chronicles 9:36, the same Proper noun form appears among named sons in lists that include Abdon, Zur, Kish, and others.
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Place-name boundary · rare
In 1 Chronicles 4:33, the Proper noun occurs in a description of courts around cities; the APB renders them as extending “as far as Baal,” identifying a geographic limit in the settlement notice.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Baal” in all four verses. In the genealogies it is placed among personal names, while in 1 Chronicles 4:33 it appears in the phrase “as far as Baal”.