ba.al cha.nan is a personal name used for a ruler succeeding Saul and for a Gederite overseeing olives and sycamores.

The term functions as a proper personal name: it identifies the son of Achbor in succession notices and identifies a Gederite assigned over olives and sycamores.

1. Personal name in narrative and administration · dominant

   All supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 1:49 and Genesis 36:38 the APB renders the clause "Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place," while 1 Chronicles 27:28 presents Baal-hanan the Gederite as being over olives and sycamores; 1 Chronicles 1:50 and Genesis 36:39 record his death before another ruler succeeds.

   1 Chronicles 1:491 Chronicles 1:501 Chronicles 27:28Genesis 36:38Genesis 36:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Baal-hanan" in each verse, adding identifying phrases such as "son of Achbor" or "the Gederite" according to the clause. Those added identifiers cannot be assigned to the term itself.