chan.na.ton is a proper name marking a point from which a border turns northward.

The term is attested as a proper name in a boundary description, identifying the location from which the border turns northward in Joshua 19:14.

1. Proper name in a boundary description · dominant

   In Joshua 19:14, the proper noun occurs in the clause describing a border that turns northward from this location; the APB renders the verse, "The border turned northward from Hannathon, and its extremities reached the Valley of Iphtahel."

   Joshua 19:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 19:14, the APB presents the name as "Hannathon" in the phrase "from Hannathon." The verse is read as a whole, but the boundary clause identifies its locational use.