Bible Person

Baanah

Meaning: in the answer; in affliction · Male · 1 cross reference

This Baanah entry refers to the son of Hushai and one of Solomon's district officers, not to the covenant signatory in Nehemiah. He belongs to the administrative order supporting the royal court. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:16.1

AI summary: This Baanah matters because his single cross reference places him among the officers assigned to provide for Solomon's household. The entry shows how the kingdom's wealth and order were sustained through delegated regional responsibility. Taken together, the material presents this Baanah as an administrator within Solomon's provisioning system.1

Central Figure

Baanah

Meaning: in the answer; in affliction

Son of Hushai, another of Solomon’s purveyors (1 Kings 4:16).