Hamon

Hamon appears in Easton's dictionary as a cross-reference directing the reader to Baal-hamon, a place name appearing once in the Song of Solomon (8:11): Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers. The name means lord of the multitude or possessor of a crowd, and the location of Baal-hamon has not been identified with certainty, though some interpreters place it in the hill country of Judah or Samaria.

In the Song of Solomon, the reference to Solomon's Baal-hamon vineyard appears in a context where the beloved contrasts her own vineyard—her own self—with Solomon's wealth (8:11–12), using the vineyard image to assert her autonomy and the uniqueness of her relationship with her beloved. The mention of Baal-hamon thus functions primarily as a literary foil rather than a geographically significant location.