Lexicon
בַּ֫עַל חֶרְמוֹן
ba.al cher.mon
H1179
N:N--L Hebrew

(Mount) Baal-hermon

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ba.al cher.mon is a proper place name marking a location in territorial descriptions in the Bible.

The attested form is a proper place name used to locate boundaries and settlement territory: Judges 3:3 marks a point in the hill country, while 1 Chronicles 5:23 places it among the extent of Manasseh's land.

Senses in use

  1. Place name in territorial descriptions · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify a location within geographical statements. In Judges 3:3 the APB renders the boundary "from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath," while in 1 Chronicles 5:23 it lists Baal-hermon among the places marking where the half tribe of Manasseh lived.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Mount Baal-hermon" in Judges 3:3 and as "Baal-hermon" in 1 Chronicles 5:23. These renderings show the verse-level geographical presentation rather than a separate lexical distinction.

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