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Genesis 36:12 — Word Study

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WLCוְתִמְנַ֣ע׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־ עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃

BSAAdditionally, TimnaTimnâʻ [secondary wife] a concubinepîylegesh [woman, female companion] of Esau’sʻÊsâv sonbên EliphazʼĔlîyphaz gave birth toyâlad [to beget, brought forth] AmalekʻĂmâlêq [a descendant of Esau, ancestor of a tribe] Theseʼêl-leh [specific individuals] are the grandsonsbên [descendants, sons of sons] of Esau’sʻÊsâv wifeʼishshâh AdahʻÂdâh [Esau's female partner, companion]

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Genesis 36:12quick helps
In a sentenceTimna, a concubine of Eliphaz, bore Amalek, who is part of Esau's lineage.
Who is speakingThe narrator recounts the genealogy of Esau's descendants.
Where we areThis verse is part of a genealogical record detailing the descendants of Esau.
The hard wordעֲמָלֵק
Take awayThe verse highlights the family connections within Esau's lineage.
5 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Ellicott, AdamClarke & more — read them › clause subjectתִּמְנָע verbהָיָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Genesis 36:12

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Context — The Descendants of Esaugenerated

11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
13These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
14These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Genesis 36:12 details the lineage of Esau, specifically noting Timna, a concubine of his son Eliphaz, who bore Amalek. This genealogy illustrates the connections among Esau's descendants and their significance in the broader narrative of the Israelites and their neighbors. The passage fits within a larger context of genealogical records that trace the lineage of important biblical figures, emphasizing family ties and heritage.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Genesis 36:22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
21 Chronicles 1:36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
3Genesis 14:7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
4Exodus 17:8–16After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
5Numbers 24:18–20Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word תִּמְנָע, Timnagenerated

The name תִּמְנָע (Timna) refers to a woman linked to Esau's family. It is derived from a root meaning 'restrained' and appears in genealogical contexts, particularly in Genesis 36. Timna is identified as a concubine, which indicates a relationship that is not formalized as marriage but still holds significance in the lineage.

In this verse, Timna's role as a concubine is crucial as it leads to the birth of Amalek, a significant figure in the biblical narrative. The use of the term 'concubine' highlights the complexities of family structures in ancient times.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb in the verse is הָיְתָה, she was, which governs the subject תִמְנָע and the object פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ. The structure follows a straightforward narrative style typical of genealogical accounts, presenting the subject followed by the action and the result.

The word order emphasizes Timna's identity as a concubine and the subsequent birth of Amalek, establishing a clear lineage. This structure is common in Hebrew genealogies, which often prioritize familial relationships and lineage.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates תִּמְנָע as θαμνα, indicating a direct correspondence in naming. This choice reflects the translators' intent to maintain the identity of Timna while adapting the text for a Greek-speaking audience.

The Greek term does not carry additional connotations beyond the identification of Timna, suggesting a straightforward translation approach in this genealogical context.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Genesis 36:12 tells us that Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and she bore Amalek. This verse highlights the family ties among Esau's descendants, showing how their relationships are recorded in the biblical narrative.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who was Timna?

Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's descendants.

What does it mean that Timna was a concubine?

Being a concubine means that Timna had a recognized relationship with Eliphaz that was not a formal marriage, which was common in ancient times.

Who is Amalek?

Amalek is identified as a descendant of Eliphaz and a significant figure, as his descendants became known as the Amalekites, who often opposed the Israelites.

What is the significance of this genealogy?

This genealogy emphasizes the connections between Esau's descendants and sets the stage for understanding the relationships and conflicts between the Israelites and their neighbors.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do the relationships in Esau's family reflect the cultural practices of the time?
  2. What can we learn about the significance of lineage in biblical narratives from this verse?
  3. In what ways do the descendants of Esau impact the story of the Israelites?
  4. How does understanding the role of concubines in biblical times help us interpret these genealogies?

Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Genesis 36:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son,.... She is said to be the sister of Lotan, the eldest son of Seir the Horite, Genesis 36:22; in 1 Chronicles 1:36 mention is made of Timna among the

Read John Gill on Genesis 36 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. These are the names of Esau's sons. They were five in number.

Read Robert Jamieson on Genesis 36 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(12) Amalek.—We have already read of the “field of the Amalekite” in Genesis 14:7. As Balaam describes Amalek as “the beginning of nations” (so the Heb., Numbers 24:20), the race can scarcely have had so ignoble an origin as to have sprung from a concubine of Eliphaz; for we gather from Amos 6:1 that the phrase used by Balaam implied precedence and nobility. It was, moreover, one of the most widely spread races of antiquity, occupying the whole country from Shur, on the borders of Egypt, to Havilah, in Arabia Felix. But probably there was a fusion of some of the Horites with the Amalekites, just as the Kenezites, under Caleb, were fused into the tribe of Judah. For in 1 Chronicles 4:42-43…

Read Charles John Ellicott on Genesis 36 →
AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 12. Timna was concubine to Eliphaz] As Timna was sister to Lotan the Horite, Genesis 36:22, we see how the family of Esau and the Horites got intermixed. This might give the sons of Esau a pretext to seize the land, and expel the ancient inhabitants, as we find they did, Deuteronomy 2:12. Amalek] The father of the Amalekites, afterwards bitter enemies to the Jews, and whom God commanded to be entirely exterminated, Deuteronomy 25:17; Deuteronomy 25:19.

Read AdamClarke on Genesis 36 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

12. Amalek] Here a grandson of Esau; but, as the descendant from a concubine, he denotes a subordinate clan. Amalekites infested the Sinaitic Peninsula (Exodus 17:8-15; Deuteronomy 25:17) and harried southern Palestine (1 Samuel 15:2).

Read Cambridge on Genesis 36 →

The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

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Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esaus sonne, and bare vnto Eliphaz, Amalek: these be the sonnes of Adah Esaus wife.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

and Timnath hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she beareth to Eliphaz, Amalek; these [are] sons of Adah wife of Esau.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

and Timnath has been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she bears to Eliphaz, Amalek; these [are] sons of Adah wife of Esau.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son: and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek; these were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, bore Amalek. These were the grandsons of Adah, Esau's wife.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And Thamna was the concubine of Eliphaz the son of Esau: and she bore him Amalech. These are the sons of Ada the wife of Esau.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, had Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Adah.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And Eliphaz, the son of Esau, had connection with a woman named Timna, who gave birth to Amalek: all these were the children of Esau's wife Adah.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclausesubjectתִמְנַ֣עTimnaverbהָיְתָ֣הshe.wasobjectפִילֶ֗גֶשׁa.concubineprepositional phrase · prepositionalלֶֽofnoun phraseאֱלִיפַז֙Eliphaznoun phraseבֶּןthe.sonעֵשָׂ֔וof.Esauוַandclauseverbתֵּ֥לֶדshe.boreprepositional phrase · prepositionalלֶtoאֱלִיפַ֖זEliphaznoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)עֲמָלֵ֑קAmalekclausesubjectאֵ֕לֶּהthesenoun phrase · predicateבְּנֵ֥י[were].the.sonsnoun phraseעָדָ֖הof.Adahnoun phraseאֵ֥שֶׁתthe.wifeעֵשָֽׂוof.Esau

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text states that Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and she bore Amalek. The Samaritan Pentateuch agrees with the Masoretic Text word for word. The Septuagint matches 14 out of 15 words with the Masoretic Text, though it presents them in its own word order and style. The Dead Sea Scrolls, specifically 4Q1 and Sdeir1, contain partial restorations and supplied text, but they also align closely with the Masoretic Text, indicating that the core elements of the verse have been preserved across these ancient witnesses.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־ עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀θαμναהָיְתָ֣הἦνפִילֶ֗גֶשׁπαλλακὴלֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ελιφαςבֶּן־υἱοῦעֵשָׂ֔וησαυוַתֵּ֥לֶדἔτεκενלֶאֱלִיפַ֖זελιφαςעֲמָלֵ֑קαμαληκאֵ֕לֶּהοὗτοιבְּנֵ֥יυἱοὶעָדָ֖הαδαςאֵ֥שֶׁתγυναικὸςעֵשָֽׂו׃ησαυ

14 of the 15 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

ותמנע היתה פילגשׁ לאליפז בן עשׂו ותלד לאליפז את עמלק אלה בני עדה אשׁת עשׂו

Agrees with the Masoretic Text here, word for word.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q1a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[ותמנע] [היתה] פילגש לאליפז בן עשו ותלד [לאליפז] [את] [עמלק] [אלה] [בני] [עדה] [אשת] [עשו]

3 words on the leather — 2 partly restored, 10 supplied entire by an editor.

Dead Sea Scrolls — Sdeir1a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

ותמנע היתה פילגש לאליפז [בן] [עשו] [ותלד] לאליפז את עמלק [אלה] [בני] [עדה] [אשת] [עשו]

3 words on the leather — 4 partly restored, 8 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Genesis 36:12תִּמְנָעand Timnaand Timnaתִּמְנָעהָיָהshe wasshe wasהָיָהפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁa concubinea concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁאֱלִיפַזof Eliphazof Eliphazאֱלִיפַזבֵּן[the] son o[the] son ofבֵּןעֵשָׂוEsauEsauעֵשָׂויָלַדand she borand she boreיָלַדאֱלִיפַזto Eliphazto Eliphazאֱלִיפַזאֵתthe object the object markאֵתעֲמָלֵקAmalekAmalekעֲמָלֵקאֵ֫לֶּהthesetheseאֵ֫לֶּהבֵּן[were] [the[were] [the] soבֵּןעָדָהAdahAdahעָדָהאִשָּׁה[the] wife [the] wife ofאִשָּׁהעֵשָׂוEsauEsauעֵשָׂואֵלgodgodאֵלבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהמָנַעto withholto withholdמָנַעעָשָׂהto maketo makeעָשָׂהאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתאֵלthesetheseאֵלעָדָהto advanceto advanceעָדָההָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאאִישׁmanmanאִישׁאֱנוֹשׁhumanhumanאֱנוֹשׁאַלּוּףtametameאַלּוּףתֵּימָנִיTemaniteTemaniteתֵּימָנִיאוֹמָרOmarOmarאוֹמָרעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵןשֵׂעִיר(Mount) Se(Mount) SeirשֵׂעִירעַלְוָהAlvahAlvahעַלְוָהלוֹטָןLotanLotanלוֹטָן
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Genesis 36:12

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀ve.tim.Na' and Timna H8555 Conjunction · noun proper masculine
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Timna was the name of two Edomites in the Bible, including a concubine of Eliphaz and a daughter of Seir the Horite, mentioned in Genesis 36. The name means restrained.
Amplified meaning
secondary wife
Tyndale gloss
Timna
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תִּמְנָע (Timna) is an Edomite name referring to multiple figures in the Old Testament, including a chief of Edom and the concubine of Eliphaz, son of Esau. The name is associated with the meaning "restrained" and appears in genealogical contexts, particularly in Genesis 36, where it identifies both a man and a woman linked to the lineage of Esau.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תִּמְנָע n.pr.m. and f. Edomite name.

n.pr.m.

a chief of Edom

son of Eliphaz

f. sister of Lotan (of Seir); concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8555 תִּמְנָע Edomite name.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8555 Timna` tim-naw'

from 4513; restraint; Timna, the name of two

Edomites:--Timna, Timnah.

see HEBREW for 04513

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תִּמְנָע (tim.na) — Timna.

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12; married to Eliphaz (H0464);

mother of: Amalek (H6002H)

§ Timna or Timnah = "restrained"

1) a chief or duke of Esau and of Edom

2) the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau

3) daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan

תִּמְנָע (tim.na) — Timna.

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.22;

daughter of: Seir (H8165B);

sister of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687) and Dishan (H1789)

§ Timna or Timnah = "restrained"

1) a chief or duke of Esau and of Edom

2) the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau

3) daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan

תִּמְנָע (tim.na) — Timna.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.40

§ Timna or Timnah = "restrained"

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculine
HC/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

tim'-na (timna`; Thamna): A conbubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and the mother of Amalek (Ge 36:12). But in Ge 36:22 and 1Ch 1:39 Timna is the sister of Lotan, and in Ge 36:40 and 1Ch 1:51 a chief or elan of Edom (see TIMNAH (3)). These variations are to be expected when the origin of genealogies is recalled. (In Genesis, English Versions of the Bible read, contrary to rule, "Timnah.") Gunkel's theory is that Ge 36:12 is a later insertion in P.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A secondary wife of Eliphaz the son Esau, a name which recurs in the records of the Idumaena tribes, Ge 36:12,22,40; 1Ch 1:36,51.

Nave's Topical Bible

1. Concubine of Eliphaz Ge 36:12

2. Daughter of Seir Ge 36:22; 1Ch 1:39

3. Son of Eliphaz 1Ch 1:36

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tah she was H1961 Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVqp3fs — Verb · Qal · perfect third person feminine singular
HVqp3fs
and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
פִילֶ֗גֶשׁfi.Le.gesh a concubine H6370 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
37× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A concubine is a woman who lives with a man but is not his wife, as seen in the stories of Abraham and Solomon. This word can also refer to a paramour, or a person's lover. The Bible mentions concubines in the context of polygamy and relationships.
Amplified meaning
woman, female companion
Tyndale gloss
concubine
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ (piylegesh) means 'concubine' or 'paramour.' The word is derived from an uncertain origin and is consistently defined across lexicons as referring to a female partner in a relationship that is not a formal marriage. It appears in contexts related to concubinage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, פִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ 37 n.f. concubine

concubine

either = paramour, or < concubinage

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6370 פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, פִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ concubine

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6370 piylegesh pee-leh'-ghesh

or pilegesh {pee-leh'-ghesh}; of uncertain derivation; a

concubine; also (masculine) a paramour:--concubine,

paramour.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ (pi.le.gesh) — concubine.

1) concubine, paramour

1a) concubine

1b) paramour

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Concubine

In the Bible denotes a female conjugally united to a man, but in a relation inferior to that of a wife. Among the early Jews, from various causes, the difference between a wife and a concubine was less marked than it would be amongst us. The concubine was a wife of secondary rank. There are various laws recorded providing for their protection (Ex. 21:7; Deut. 21:10-14), and setting limits to the relation they sustained to the household to which they belonged (Gen. 21:14; 25:6). They had no authority in the family, nor could they share in the household government.

The immediate cause of concubinage might be gathered from the conjugal histories of Abraham and Jacob (Gen. 16;30). But in process of time the custom of…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The difference between wife and concubine was less marked among the Hebrews than among us, owing to the absence of moral stigma. The difference probably lay in the absence of the right of the bill of divorce, without which the wife could not be repudiated. With regard to the children of wife and of concubine, there was no such difference as our illegitimacy implies. The latter were a supplementary family to the former; their names occur in the patriarchal genealogies, (Genesis 22:24; 1 Chronicles 1:22) and their position and provision would depend on the father’s will. (Genesis 25:6) The state of concubinage is assumed and provided for by the law of Moses. A concubine would generally be either (1) a Hebrew girl bought of her…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A term which, in modern authors, commonly signifies a woman who, without being married to a man, lives with him as his wife; but in the Bible the word concubine is understood in another sense- meaning a lawful wife, but of a secondary rank. She differed from a proper wife in that she was not married by solemn stipulation, but only betrothed; she brought no dowry with her, and had no share in the government of the family. She was liable to be repudiated, or sent away with a gift, Ge 21:14, and her children might be treated in the same way, and not share in their father’s inheritance, Ge 25:6. On cause of concubinage is shown in the history of Abraham and Jacob, Ge 16:16. Concubinage, however, became a general custom, and the…

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙le.'e.li.Faz of Eliphaz H464 Preposition · noun proper masculine
15× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Eliphaz was a friend of Job and a son of Esau, whose name means my God is gold. He is mentioned in the book of Job as one of the friends who came to comfort him. The KJV translates his name as Eliphaz.
Tyndale gloss
Eliphaz
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֱלִיפַז (Eliyphaz) refers to a name meaning 'my God is (fine) gold.' It denotes both a son of Esau and a friend of Job. The entries highlight his lineage, including his mother Adah and his children, as well as his role in the Book of Job.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֱלִיפַז n.pr.m. (God of fine gold?)

son of Esau

friend of Job

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H464 אֱלִיפַז (God of fine gold?) . son of Esau

. friend of Job

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

464 'Eliyphaz el-ee-faz'

from 410 and 6337; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of

Job's friends, and of a son of Esau:--Eliphaz.

see HEBREW for 0410

see HEBREW for 06337

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֱלִיפַז (e.li.phaz) — Eliphaz.

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4;

son of: Esau (H6215) and Adah (H5711H);

half-brother of: Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); married to Timna (H8555);

father of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)

§ Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"

1) Esau's son, father of Teman

2) the Temanite friend of Job

אֱלִיפַז (e.li.phaz) — Eliphaz.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.2.11

§ Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"

1) Esau's son, father of Teman

2) the Temanite friend of Job

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Eliphaz

God his strength. (1.) One of Job’s “three friends” who visited him in his affliction (4:1). He was a “Temanite”, i.e., a native of Teman, in Idumea. He first enters into debate with Job. His language is uniformly more delicate and gentle than that of the other two, although he imputes to Job special sins as the cause of his present sufferings. He states with remarkable force of language the infinite purity and majesty of God (4:12-21; 15:12-16).

(2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several Edomitish tribes (Gen. 36:4, 10, 11, 16).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(God is his strength). The son of Esau and Adah, and the father of Teman. (Genesis 36:4; 1 Chronicles 1:35,36) The chief of the "three friends" of Job. He is called "the Temanite;" hence it is naturally inferred that he was a descendant of Teman. On him falls the main burden of the argument, that God’s retribution in this world is perfect and certain, and that consequently suffering must be a proof of previous sin. Job 4,5,15,22. The great truth brought out by him is the unapproachable majesty and purity of God. (Job 4:12-21; 15:12-16) [JOB, JOB, BOOK OF]

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A native of Teman, and friend of Job, Job 2:11. Compare Ge 36:10. He seems to have been older than Bildad and Zophar, and was the first address Job, Job 4:1-5:27 15:1-35 22:1-30.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the endeavor of God

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
בֶּן־ben- [the] son of H1121 Noun common · masculine singular construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.Sav Esau H6215 Noun proper masculine
97× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Esau was the son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, and his name means 'hairy'. He sold his birthright to Jacob and lost the divine blessing, as told in Genesis 25:29-34, and became the ancestor of the Arab peoples.
Tyndale gloss
(Mount) Esau
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֵשָׂו (Esav) refers to Esau, the hairy eldest son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Jacob. He is noted for selling his birthright for food and is considered the progenitor of the Arab peoples. The name is also associated with Edom, and the entries indicate that it derives from a root meaning 'rough' or 'sensibly felt.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֵשָׂו 97 n.pr.m. Esau

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6215 עֵשָׂו Esau

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6215 `Esav ay-sawv'

apparently a form of the passive participle of 6213 in the

original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav,

a son of Isaac, including his posterity:--Esau.

see HEBREW for 06213

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֵשָׂו (e.sav) — Esau.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.25;

son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);

brother of: Israel (H3478); married to Oholibamah (H0173), Judith (H3067), Adah (H5711H) and Mahalath (H4258);

father of: Eliphaz (H0464), Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); also called Edom at Gen.25.30; 36.1,8,19,21; 1x,54;

Also named: e.dom (אֱדוֹם "Edom" H0123H)

§ Esau = "hairy"

eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

עֵשָׂו (e.sav) — Esau.

People descended from Esau = "hairy"

eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

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e'-so (`esaw, "hairy"; Esau):

Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob. The name was given on account of the hairy covering on his body at birth: "all over like a hairy garment" (Ge 25:25). There was a prenatal foreshadowing of the relation his descendants were to sustain to those of his younger brother, Jacob (Ge 25:23). The moment of his birth also was signalized by a circumstance that betokened the same destiny (Ge 25:26).

The young Esau was fond of the strenuous, daring life of the chase--he became a skillful hunter, "a man of the field" ('ish sadheh). His father warmed toward him rather than toward Jacob, because Esau's hunting expeditions resulted in meats that appealed to the old man's taste (

Esau

Hairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen. 25:25). The name of Edom, “red”, was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil “pottage” for which he sold his birthright (30, 31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded (25:22, 23, 26). In process of time Jacob, following his natural bent, became a shepherd; while Esau, a “son of the desert,” devoted himself to the perilous and toilsome life of a huntsman. On a certain occasion, on returning from the chase, urged by the cravings of hunger, Esau sold his birthright to his brother, Jacob, who thereby obtained the covenant blessing (Gen. 27:28, 29, 36;

(hairy), the eldest son of Isaac, and twin-brother of Jacob. The singular appearance of the child at his birth originated the name. (Genesis 25:25) Esau’s robust frame and "rough" aspect were the types of a wild and daring nature. He was a thorough Bedouin, a "son of the desert." He was much loved by his father, and was of course his heir, but was induced to sell his birthright to Jacob. Mention of his unhappy marriages may be found in (Genesis 26:34) The next episode in the life of Esau is the loss of his father’s covenant blessing, which Jacob secured through the craft of his mother, and the anger of Esau, who vows vengeance. (Genesis 27:1) ... Later he marries a daughter of Ishmael, (

The son of Isaac, and twin brother of Jacob, Ge 25:1-34. He was the elder of the two, and was therefore legally the heir, but sold his birthright to Jacob. We have an account of his ill-advised marriages, Ge 26:34; of his loss of his father’s chief blessing, and his consequent anger against Jacob, Ge 27:1-46; of their subsequent reconciliation, Ge 32:1-33:20; and of his posterity, Ge 36:1-43. He is also called Edom; and settled in the mountains south of the Dead Sea, extending to the gulf of Akaba, where he became very powerful. This country was called from him the land of Edom, and afterwards IDUMAEA, which see.

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.led and she bore H3205 Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singular
496× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.
Amplified meaning
to beget, brought forth
Tyndale gloss
to beget
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget

Qal

bear, bring forth

less often beget

of both parents

Niph. be born

Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife

Pu. be born

Hiph.

beget (a father a child)

bear

Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday

Hithp. declared their pedigree

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth

. less often beget

. of both parents

. be born

. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife

. be born

. . beget (a father a child)

. bear

. day of one's being born = birthday

. declared their pedigree

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3205 yalad yaw-lad'

a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;

medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show

lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring

forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be

delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,

labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be

the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.

1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to bear, bring forth

1a1a) of child birth

1a1b) of distress (simile)

1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)

1a2) to beget

1b) (Niphal) to be born

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to cause or help to bring forth

1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife

1c3) midwife (participle)

1d) (Pual) to be born

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to beget (a child)

1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singular
Hc/Vqw3fs
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bor: According to the Book of the Covenant (Ex 20:20-23:33) a slave whom his master had purchased was to be released after six years. Should he choose to remain in his master's service a religious ceremony was necessary to ratify his decision. "Then his master shall bring him unto God" (better than "unto the judges" of the King James Version), "and shall bring him to the door, or unto the doorpost; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl" (Ex 21:6). It is highly improbable that "unto God" means "to a sanctuary"; for there was no special reason for performing this ceremony near the door of a sanctuary. On the other hand the entrance to a private house was a sacred spot. According to primitive thinking near the door dwelt the household gods whose function it was to…

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
לֶאֱלִיפַ֖זle.'e.li.Faz to Eliphaz H464 Preposition · noun proper masculine
15× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Eliphaz was a friend of Job and a son of Esau, whose name means my God is gold. He is mentioned in the book of Job as one of the friends who came to comfort him. The KJV translates his name as Eliphaz.
Tyndale gloss
Eliphaz
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֱלִיפַז (Eliyphaz) refers to a name meaning 'my God is (fine) gold.' It denotes both a son of Esau and a friend of Job. The entries highlight his lineage, including his mother Adah and his children, as well as his role in the Book of Job.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֱלִיפַז n.pr.m. (God of fine gold?)

son of Esau

friend of Job

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H464 אֱלִיפַז (God of fine gold?) . son of Esau

. friend of Job

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

464 'Eliyphaz el-ee-faz'

from 410 and 6337; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of

Job's friends, and of a son of Esau:--Eliphaz.

see HEBREW for 0410

see HEBREW for 06337

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֱלִיפַז (e.li.phaz) — Eliphaz.

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4;

son of: Esau (H6215) and Adah (H5711H);

half-brother of: Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); married to Timna (H8555);

father of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)

§ Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"

1) Esau's son, father of Teman

2) the Temanite friend of Job

אֱלִיפַז (e.li.phaz) — Eliphaz.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.2.11

§ Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"

1) Esau's son, father of Teman

2) the Temanite friend of Job

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Npm — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Eliphaz

God his strength. (1.) One of Job’s “three friends” who visited him in his affliction (4:1). He was a “Temanite”, i.e., a native of Teman, in Idumea. He first enters into debate with Job. His language is uniformly more delicate and gentle than that of the other two, although he imputes to Job special sins as the cause of his present sufferings. He states with remarkable force of language the infinite purity and majesty of God (4:12-21; 15:12-16).

(2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several Edomitish tribes (Gen. 36:4, 10, 11, 16).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(God is his strength). The son of Esau and Adah, and the father of Teman. (Genesis 36:4; 1 Chronicles 1:35,36) The chief of the "three friends" of Job. He is called "the Temanite;" hence it is naturally inferred that he was a descendant of Teman. On him falls the main burden of the argument, that God’s retribution in this world is perfect and certain, and that consequently suffering must be a proof of previous sin. Job 4,5,15,22. The great truth brought out by him is the unapproachable majesty and purity of God. (Job 4:12-21; 15:12-16) [JOB, JOB, BOOK OF]

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A native of Teman, and friend of Job, Job 2:11. Compare Ge 36:10. He seems to have been older than Bildad and Zophar, and was the first address Job, Job 4:1-5:27 15:1-35 22:1-30.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

the endeavor of God

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
עֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.Lek Amalek H6002 Noun proper masculine
39× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Amalek was a descendant of Esau and the ancestor of a tribe in southern Canaan. The Amalekites were enemies of the Israelites, as seen in the story of Exodus and 1 Samuel.
Amplified meaning
a descendant of Esau, ancestor of a tribe
Tyndale gloss
Amalek
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word עֲמָלֵק (*Amalek*) refers to a descendant of Esau and his descendants, who are associated with a tribe in southern Canaan. The name is interpreted as meaning 'dweller in a valley.' Amalek is first mentioned in Genesis 36:12, where he is identified as the son of Eliphaz and Timnah.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲמָלֵק 39 n.pr.gent. Amalek

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6002 עֲמָלֵק Amalek

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6002 `Amaleq am-aw-lake'

probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau;

also his posterity and their country:--Amalek.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) — Amalek.

Amalek = "dweller in a valley"

people in southern Canaan

2) descendants of Amalek

Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)

עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) — Amalek.

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12;

son of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Timna (H8555);

brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073) and Korah (H7141H)

§ Amalek = "dweller in a valley"

1) son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan

2) descendants of Amalek

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

am'-a-lek (`amaleq): The son, by his concubine Timna, of Eliphaz, the eldest son of Esau. He was one of the chiefs (the King James Version dukes) of Edom (Ge 36:12,16). See AMALEKITE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Amalek

Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(dweller in a valley), a son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah grandson of Esau, and chieftain ("duke," Authorized Version) of Edom. (Genesis 36:12,16; 1 Chronicles 1:36) (B.C. about 1700.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau, Ge 36:12. It is not certain that any distinct mention is made in the Bible of his posterity, people called Amalekites being in existence long before, Ge 14:7; Nu 24:20.

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
אֵ֕לֶּה'E.leh these H428 Particle
746× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is used to point out specific people or things, like saying 'these' or 'those'. It appears in the book of Genesis, where God says 'let there be light' and separates the light from the darkness.
Amplified meaning
specific individuals
Tyndale gloss
these
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵ֫לֶּה (el-leh) means 'these' and is used in various grammatical contexts, often in apposition to a noun with a pronoun suffix. It can appear with or without the definite article and is sometimes paired with other terms like וְאֵלֶּה (and these). The word conveys a sense of proximity or specification, referring to particular items or people.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵ֫לֶּה pr.pl.m. & f. these

in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)

repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those

with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)

with preps.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these . in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)

. repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those

. with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)

. with preps.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

428 'el-leh ale'-leh

prolonged from 411; these or those:--an- (the) other; one

sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those,

thus, which, who(-m).

see HEBREW for 0411

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) — these.

1) these

1a) used before antecedent

1b) used following antecedent

Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Particle
HTm
and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei [were] [the] sons of H1121 Noun common · masculine plural construct
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Amplified meaning
descendants, sons of sons
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural construct
HNcmpc
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See SON, SONS.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
עָדָ֖ה'a.Dah Adah H5711 Noun proper feminine
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Adah was the name of two women in the Bible, one the wife of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal, and the other a Hittite and wife of Esau, as mentioned in Genesis 26:34 and 36:2. Her name means ornament in Hebrew.
Amplified meaning
Esau's female partner, companion
Tyndale gloss
Adah
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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עָדָה (Adah) refers to a name meaning 'ornament.' It is associated with two women in the Old Testament: one is the wife of Lamech, mother of Jabal and Jubal, and the other is a Hittite wife of Esau, mother of Eliphaz, who is also called Basemath. The word is built from the root meaning 'ornament'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָדָה n.pr.f. wife,

of Lamech

of Esau

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5711 עָדָה wife, . of Lamech

. of Esau

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5711 `Adah aw-daw'

from 5710; ornament; Adah, the name of two women:--Adah.

see HEBREW for 05710

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָדָה (a.dah) — Adah.

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929);

mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106)

§ Adah = "ornament"

1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal

2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz

2a) also called 'Bashemath'

עָדָה (a.dah) — Adah.

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.26.34;

daughter of: Elon (H0356); married to Esau (H6215);

mother of: Eliphaz (H0464); also called Basemath (KJV: Bashemath) at Gen.26.34;

Also named: bos.mat (בָּֽשְׂמַת "Basemath" H1315H)

§ Adah = "ornament"

1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal

2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz

2a) also called 'Bashemath'

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper feminine
HNpf
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a'-da (`adhah, "adornment"):

(1) One of the two wives of Lamech the descendant of Cain (Ge 4:19,20,23). The narrative in Ge assigns to her two sons, Jabal the "father" of tent-dwelling people, and Jubal the "father" of all such as handle the harp and pipe." Josephus says that Lamech had 77 sons by Ada and Zillah (Ant., I, ii, 2).

(2) According to Ge 36:2,4,10,12,16, the Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Elon, and mother of Eliphaz. In this chapter Esau's other wives are Oholibamah, a Hivite, and Basemath the daughter of Ishmael. The names are differently given elsewhere (Ge 26:34; 28:9). Basemath is said to be the daughter of Elon. The daughter of Ishmael is called Mahalath. In place of Oholibamah the Hivite we find Judith the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Adah

Ornament. (1.) The first of Lamech’s two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:19, 20, 23).

(2.) The first of Esau’s three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen. 36:2,4), called also Bashemath (26:34).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(ornament, beauty). The first of the two wives of Lamech, by whom were borne to him Jabal and Jubal. (Genesis 4:19) (B.C. 3600). A Hittitess, one of the three wives of Esau, mother of Eliphaz. (Genesis 36:2,10,12,16) In (Genesis 26:34) she is called BASHEMATH. (B.C. 1797.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

an assembly

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet [the] wife of H802 Noun common · feminine singular construct
781× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Tyndale gloss
woman
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אִשָּׁה (ishshah) means 'woman,' 'wife,' or 'female.' It can refer to a woman in general, a wife in relation to a man, or the female of animals. The term also has distributive and reciprocal uses, indicating 'each woman' from her neighbor. The word is derived from the masculine forms אִישׁ (ish) and אִישָׁה (ishah), indicating a broad range of meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female

woman

Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

Female of animals

With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H802 אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female . woman

. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

. Female of animals

. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

802 'ishshah ish-shaw'

feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym

{naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as

582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none,

one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

see HEBREW for 0376

see HEBREW for 0582

see HEBREW for 0582

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman.

: woman

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: wife.

: wife/widow

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: another.

: another

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular construct
HNcfsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and Timna she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz the object marker Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau
עֵשָֽׂו׃'e.Sav Esau H6215 Noun proper masculine
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Meaning
Esau was the son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, and his name means 'hairy'. He sold his birthright to Jacob and lost the divine blessing, as told in Genesis 25:29-34, and became the ancestor of the Arab peoples.
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(Mount) Esau
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עֵשָׂו (Esav) refers to Esau, the hairy eldest son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Jacob. He is noted for selling his birthright for food and is considered the progenitor of the Arab peoples. The name is also associated with Edom, and the entries indicate that it derives from a root meaning 'rough' or 'sensibly felt.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֵשָׂו 97 n.pr.m. Esau

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6215 עֵשָׂו Esau

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6215 `Esav ay-sawv'

apparently a form of the passive participle of 6213 in the

original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav,

a son of Isaac, including his posterity:--Esau.

see HEBREW for 06213

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֵשָׂו (e.sav) — Esau.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.25;

son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259);

brother of: Israel (H3478); married to Oholibamah (H0173), Judith (H3067), Adah (H5711H) and Mahalath (H4258);

father of: Eliphaz (H0464), Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); also called Edom at Gen.25.30; 36.1,8,19,21; 1x,54;

Also named: e.dom (אֱדוֹם "Edom" H0123H)

§ Esau = "hairy"

eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

עֵשָׂו (e.sav) — Esau.

People descended from Esau = "hairy"

eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

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e'-so (`esaw, "hairy"; Esau):

Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob. The name was given on account of the hairy covering on his body at birth: "all over like a hairy garment" (Ge 25:25). There was a prenatal foreshadowing of the relation his descendants were to sustain to those of his younger brother, Jacob (Ge 25:23). The moment of his birth also was signalized by a circumstance that betokened the same destiny (Ge 25:26).

The young Esau was fond of the strenuous, daring life of the chase--he became a skillful hunter, "a man of the field" ('ish sadheh). His father warmed toward him rather than toward Jacob, because Esau's hunting expeditions resulted in meats that appealed to the old man's taste (

Esau

Hairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen. 25:25). The name of Edom, “red”, was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil “pottage” for which he sold his birthright (30, 31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded (25:22, 23, 26). In process of time Jacob, following his natural bent, became a shepherd; while Esau, a “son of the desert,” devoted himself to the perilous and toilsome life of a huntsman. On a certain occasion, on returning from the chase, urged by the cravings of hunger, Esau sold his birthright to his brother, Jacob, who thereby obtained the covenant blessing (Gen. 27:28, 29, 36;

(hairy), the eldest son of Isaac, and twin-brother of Jacob. The singular appearance of the child at his birth originated the name. (Genesis 25:25) Esau’s robust frame and "rough" aspect were the types of a wild and daring nature. He was a thorough Bedouin, a "son of the desert." He was much loved by his father, and was of course his heir, but was induced to sell his birthright to Jacob. Mention of his unhappy marriages may be found in (Genesis 26:34) The next episode in the life of Esau is the loss of his father’s covenant blessing, which Jacob secured through the craft of his mother, and the anger of Esau, who vows vengeance. (Genesis 27:1) ... Later he marries a daughter of Ishmael, (

The son of Isaac, and twin brother of Jacob, Ge 25:1-34. He was the elder of the two, and was therefore legally the heir, but sold his birthright to Jacob. We have an account of his ill-advised marriages, Ge 26:34; of his loss of his father’s chief blessing, and his consequent anger against Jacob, Ge 27:1-46; of their subsequent reconciliation, Ge 32:1-33:20; and of his posterity, Ge 36:1-43. He is also called Edom; and settled in the mountains south of the Dead Sea, extending to the gulf of Akaba, where he became very powerful. This country was called from him the land of Edom, and afterwards IDUMAEA, which see.

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