be.a.lot is a proper name appearing in a territorial list and in an administrative charge.

The attested form is a proper name: Joshua 15:24 places it within a list, while 1 Kings 4:16 includes it in the area assigned to Baana.

1. Proper name in lists and territorial assignment · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 15:24 the APB renders “Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth,” placing the name in a sequence; in 1 Kings 4:16 the APB renders Baana as having charge of “Asher and Bealoth.”

   Joshua 15:241 Kings 4:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Bealoth” in both verses: once in a list and once alongside Asher in Baana’s charge. It does not establish a more specific contribution beyond those verse contexts.