*baʕl-ḥammān-: 'Baal-Hammon (Punic chief deity; Lord of the ḥmn)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*baʕl-ḥammān-
Meaning	'Baal-Hammon (Punic chief deity; Lord of the ḥmn)'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Phoenician	bʕl ḥmn (KAI 24, Kilamuwa Stela, c. 838 BCE)	KAI 24, Kilamuwa Stela, c. 838 BCE	gloss withheld
Punic	bʕl ḥmn (Krahmalkov 113, s.v. BʿLḤMN; KAI 78.2/4); consort of Tanit	Krahmalkov 113, s.v. BʿLḤMN; KAI 78.2/4	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Etymology contested. HALOT 329 *ḥammān '(transportable) incense-altar' has Nabataean and Palmyrene ḥmnʔ 'altar'.

Updated 22 October 2026