cha.nan.el is a proper name used for a tower marking locations and boundaries in Jerusalem-related descriptions.

The proper name identifies a tower used as a landmark: it marks construction limits, a route past gates and towers, and the extent of city descriptions.

1. Tower landmark in city descriptions · dominant

   In Nehemiah 3:1 the proper noun marks the limit of the priests' consecrating work from the tower of the Hundred to this tower; in Nehemiah 12:39 the procession passes it among gates and another tower. Jeremiah 31:38 and Zechariah 14:10 use it as an endpoint in descriptions of the city's extent; in Jeremiah 31:38 the APB renders the clause "from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate."

   Jeremiah 31:38Nehemiah 12:39Nehemiah 3:1Zechariah 14:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the proper name in the phrase "the tower of Hananel"; This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering.