Bible Person

Baanah

Meaning: in the answer; in affliction · Male · 2 cross references

This Baanah entry refers to the father of Heled, one of David's mighty men, not to Saul's-era assassins or later officials of the same name. He appears through a family line tied to proven military loyalty. First appears in 2 Sam 23:29.1

AI summary: This Baanah matters because the cross references preserve him in the background of David's warrior tradition. His significance lies in the remembered household behind one of the king's honored fighters, showing how family identity stands behind the military network supporting David's reign. Taken together, the material presents this Baanah as an ancestral figure linked to the culture of service and valor around David.1

Central Figure

Baanah

Meaning: in the answer; in affliction

The father of Heled, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam.

Children