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Genesis 36:24 — Word Study

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WLCוְאֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־ צִבְע֖וֹן וְאַיָּ֣ה וַעֲנָ֑ה ה֣וּא עֲנָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א אֶת־ הַיֵּמִם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר בִּרְעֹת֥וֹ אֶת־ הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים לְצִבְע֥וֹן אָבִֽיו׃

BSATheseʼêl-leh [specific, particular] are the sonsbên [children, descendants] of ZibeonTsibʻôwn AiahʼAyâh [meaning falcon] and AnahʻĂnâh [meaning answer] This [is]hûwʼ [the] AnahʻĂnâh [the one who discovered] whoʼăsher foundmâtsâʼ [discovered, attained] the hot springsyêm [warm waters, possibly mules] in the wildernessmidbâr [desert, open field] as he was pasturingrâʻâh [caring for, tending] the donkeyschămôwr [male asses] of his fatherʼâb [parent, ancestor] ZibeonTsibʻôwn [son of Seir]

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Genesis 36:24quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists the sons of Zibeon, highlighting Anah's discovery of hot springs.
Who is speakingThe narrator, recounting the lineage of Zibeon.
Where we areIn a genealogical context, detailing the descendants of Zibeon.
The hard wordיֵמִם
Take awayAnah is noted for his discovery, linking him to his father's legacy.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectהוּא verbמָצָא The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

1 of 17 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.

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 36:24

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — The Descendants of Zibeongenerated

23These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)
25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
26These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

Genesis 36:24 presents the sons of Zibeon, specifically naming Aiah and Anah. Anah is distinguished as the one who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while tending to his father's donkeys. This verse is part of a larger genealogical account that traces the lineage of the Edomites, emphasizing familial connections and notable achievements.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Leviticus 19:19You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.
2Deuteronomy 2:10(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.
32 Samuel 13:29So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
42 Samuel 18:9Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
51 Kings 1:38–44Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word יֵמִם, hai.ye.Mimgenerated

The word יֵמִם (*yemim*) refers to hot springs or warm waters. Its exact meaning is uncertain, as it appears only in this context. The root suggests a connection to warmth, and some interpretations even link it to mules, although this is less certain.

In this verse, it highlights Anah's significant discovery in the wilderness, showcasing his role within the family narrative and linking him to the broader context of the Edomite lineage.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

All translations agree on the meaning of יֵמִם, consistently rendering it as 'hot springs' or similar terms.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is מָצָא, he found, which governs the entire sentence. The structure includes a subject noun phrase, a predicate, and several clauses that elaborate on Anah's actions and his relationship to Zibeon.

The sentence is complex, with multiple phrases detailing the lineage and the specific actions of Anah, emphasizing both familial ties and individual achievements.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew יֵמִם is rendered with the Greek word ιαμιν, suggesting a direct translation that maintains the original meaning of hot springs. This choice indicates a careful attempt to convey the significance of Anah's discovery.

The use of this specific term in the Septuagint shows a consistent understanding of the geographical and cultural context of the narrative.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Genesis 36:24 lists the sons of Zibeon, naming Aiah and Anah. Anah is noted for finding hot springs while caring for his father's donkeys. This verse is part of a genealogy that highlights the connections and achievements of the Edomite lineage.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What is the significance of Anah finding the hot springs?

Anah's discovery of the hot springs highlights his role within the family and the importance of water sources in the wilderness, which would have been vital for survival and livelihood.

Who were the sons of Zibeon?

The sons of Zibeon are Aiah and Anah, as mentioned in this verse, indicating their place in the genealogical record of the Edomites.

What does the name Anah mean?

The name Anah means 'answer' in Hebrew, which adds a layer of significance to his character in the narrative.

How does this verse connect to the larger genealogical context?

This verse is part of a broader genealogy in Genesis 36 that outlines the descendants of Esau and the Edomite lineage, emphasizing familial relationships and notable figures.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What role do you think Anah's discovery of the hot springs played in his family's legacy?
  2. How can understanding genealogies in the Bible help us appreciate the historical context of the narratives?
  3. What significance do you find in the names mentioned in this verse, such as Aiah and Anah?
  4. How does the concept of lineage and ancestry influence your understanding of the biblical text?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Jerome comments on this verse, noting Anah's discovery in the desert while tending to his father's donkeys, highlighting the significance of this narrative in the genealogical context.

JeromeVerse 24 c. 347–420
He is Ana, who found Jamin in the desert, while feeding the donkeys of his father Zebeon. Much and varied is debated among the Hebrews about this chapter: for indeed, both the Greeks and our own are silent on this.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Genesis 36:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

And these are the children of Zibeon,.... The third son of Self, and who had two sons; both Ajah and Anah; of the latter it is observed: this [was that] Anah that found the mules in the wilderness,

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, These are the sons of Seir the Horite.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Mules; so most understand the word Jemim, which is no where else used, and give this sense of it, that he found out the way of the generation of mules by the copulation of a horse and a mare. Others render it waters, that he found out some springs of water, which in those hot countries were rare and precious; or hot waters, some hot and medicinal springs. But the Chaldee renders it giants, and the Samaritan version Emims, a sort of giants mentioned ,11; who also were neighbours to the Horites here spoken of, as appears from ,6; and therefore might, according to the manner of those times, make inroads one upon another. So Jemim is put for Emim, either by an apocope of the first letter, or by…

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 36:24 And these [are] the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this [was that] Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.Ver. 24. That found the mules.] By breeding different kinds together, contrary to Leviticus 19:19. Neither did the world, till then, want any perfect kind of creature; for the mule and the ass differ not, but only in degree. The Greeks call mules half-asses. See here, saith one, the busy curiosity of some men’ s natures, given to new and strange inventions. So he that taught a parrot in Rome to repeat the Creed, every article in order, and by itself, distinctly. Another, that painted the whole story of our Savour’ s…

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(24) Anah that found the mules.—Mules is the traditional rendering of the Jews; but as horses were at this date unknown in Palestine, Anah could not have discovered the art of crossing them with asses, and so producing mules. Jerome, moreover, says that “the word in Punic, a language allied to Hebrew, means hot springs;” and this translation is now generally adopted. Lange gives a list of hot springs in the Edomite region, of which those of Calirrhoe, “the stream of beauty,” in the Wady Zerka Maion, are probably those found by Anah.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 24. This was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness] The words את הימם eth kaiyemim, here translated mules, has given rise to a great variety of conjectures and discordant opinions. St. Jerome, who renders it aquas calidas, warm springs, or hot baths, says there are as many opinions concerning it as there are commentators. The Septuagint has τονΙαμειν, which seems to be the name of a man; but this is expressed in a great variety of ways in different MSS. of that version. The Syriac renders it [Syriac] mayé, waters; the author of this version having read in the Hebrew copy from which he translated. מים mayim, waters, for ימם yemim, the two first letters being transposed.…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

24. Zibeon] means “an hyaena.” Anah] See note on Genesis 36:2. Whether son or brother (Genesis 36:20) of Zibeon, Anah stands for a clan. the hot springs] There must have been some well-known story about Anah and his discovery of certain hot springs, while he was, like Saul in 1 Samuel 9, searching for strayed asses. Hot springs are found not far from the pilgrim road to Mecca. The tradition probably claimed their possession for the clan of Anah. The word for “hot springs” presented a difficulty. The A.V. and Luther render “mules,” and LXX makes it a proper name τὸνἸαμείν, while Targ. Onk. renders “the Emim”; but Lat. aquas calidas correctly.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

SONS OF SEIR THE HORITE, Genesis 36:20-30. The Horites were the original occupants of Mount Seir, (Genesis 14:6,) but it appears from Deuteronomy 2:12; Deuteronomy 2:22, that they were subdued by the

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

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

WEBWorld English Bible2000

These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

NETBNew English Translation2006

These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon).

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And these are the children of Zibeon; Aiah and Anah: this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah and Anah; this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And these are the sonnes of Zibeon: Both Aiah, and Anah: this was Anah that founde mules in the wildernesse, as he fedde his father Zibeons asses.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

— And these are the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This is the Anah that found the warm springs in the wilderness as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And these [are] sons of Zibeon, both Ajah and Anah: it [is] Anah that hath found the Imim in the wilderness, in his feeding the asses of Zibeon his father.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And these [are] sons of Zibeon, both Ajah and Anah: it [is] Anah that has found the Imim in the wilderness, in his feeding the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And these are the children of Zibeon: both Ajah, and Anah; this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he was pasturing donkeys of Zibeon his father.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And these the sons of Sebeon: Aia and Ana. This is Ana that found the hot waters in the wilderness, when he fed the asses of Sebeon his father:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This was the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was looking after the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon.

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.

וְandclausepredicateאֵ֥לֶּהthesenoun phrase · subjectבְנֵֽי[were].the.sonsצִבְע֖וֹןof.Zibeonוְandclausenoun phrase · predicateאַיָּ֣הAiahוַandעֲנָ֑הAnahclausesubjectה֣וּאhenoun phrase · predicateעֲנָ֗ה[was].Anahrelpאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoclauseverbמָצָ֤אhe.foundnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַthe.hotיֵּמִם֙springsprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּinnoun phrasetheמִּדְבָּ֔רwildernessprepositional phrase · prepositionalבִּwhenclauseverbרְעֹת֥hesubjectוֹwas.pasturingnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַtheחֲמֹרִ֖יםdonkeysprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְofnoun phraseצִבְע֥וֹןZibeonnoun phraseאָבִֽיfatherוhis

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


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

The Masoretic Text is supported by the Septuagint, which matches 13 of the 17 words. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs only in one word, using אימים (Emite) instead of the Hebrew term for hot springs. The Dead Sea Scrolls present some variations, with several words supplied by an editor, but largely align with the Masoretic Text.

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

וְאֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־ צִבְע֖וֹן וְאַיָּ֣ה וַעֲנָ֑ה ה֣וּא עֲנָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א אֶת־ הַיֵּמִם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר בִּרְעֹת֥וֹ אֶת־ הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים לְצִבְע֥וֹן אָבִֽיו׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְאֵ֥לֶּהοὗτοιבְנֵֽי־υἱοὶצִבְע֖וֹןσεβεγωνוְאַיָּ֣הαιεוַעֲנָ֑הωνανה֣וּאἐστινאֲשֶׁ֨רὃςמָצָ֤אεὗρενהַיֵּמִם֙ιαμινבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רἐρήμῳהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםὑποζύγιαלְצִבְע֥וֹןσεβεγωνאָבִֽיו׃αὐτοῦ

13 of the 17 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

ואלה בני צבעון איה וענה הוא ענה אשׁר מצא את האימים במדבר ברעתו את החמרים לצבעון אביו

1 word differs from the Masoretic Text: אימים (Emite)

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

[ואלה] בני צבעון ואיה [וענה] [הוא] [ענה] [אשר] [מצא] [את] [הימם] [במדבר] [ברעת׳ו] [את] החמרים [לצבעון] אבי׳ו

5 words on the leather — 12 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 36:24אֵ֫לֶּהand theseand theseאֵ֫לֶּהבֵּן[were] [the[were] [the] soבֵּןצִבְעוֹןZibeonZibeonצִבְעוֹןאַיָּהand Aiahand Aiahאַיָּהעֲנָהand Anahand Anahעֲנָההוּאheheהוּאעֲנָה[was] Anah[was] Anahעֲנָהאֲשֶׁרwhowhoאֲשֶׁרמָצָאhe foundhe foundמָצָאאֵתthe object the object markאֵתיֵמִםthe hot sprthe hot springsיֵמִםמִדְבָּרin the wildin the wilderneמִדְבָּרבֵּית־עֵ֫קֶדwhen was pawhen was pasturבֵּית־עֵ֫קֶדאֵתthe object the object markאֵתחֲמוֹרthe donkeysthe donkeysחֲמוֹרצִבְעוֹןof Zibeonof Zibeonצִבְעוֹןאָבfather hisfather hisאָבעוּןto dwellto dwellעוּןאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתאֵלthesetheseאֵלבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהצֶ֫בַעdyedyeצֶ֫בַעדָבַרto speak: to speak: speakדָבַרחָמַרto aggitatto aggitateחָמַראַיָּהfalconfalconאַיָּהיוֹםdaydayיוֹםעֲנָהAnahAnahעֲנָהשׁוֹבָלShobalShobalשׁוֹבָלצִבְעוֹןZibeonZibeonצִבְעוֹןדִּישֹׁןDishanDishanדִּישֹׁןמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁתּוֹלֵדוֹתgenerationgenerationתּוֹלֵדוֹתאַלּוּףtametameאַלּוּףעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵן
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 36:24

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 these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
וְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.leh and these H428 Conjunction · 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, particular
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
Conj | Pron — Conjunction · particle
HC/Tm
and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
בְנֵֽי־ve.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
children, descendants
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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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 these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
צִבְע֖וֹןtziv.'on Zibeon H6649 Noun proper masculine
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zibeon was a man who lived during the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned in Genesis 36:20, and was the son of Seir and father of Aiah and Anah. He was an Idumaean, and his name means colored. Zibeon's daughter Aholibamah married Esau.
Tyndale gloss
Zibeon
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צִבְעוֹן (Tsib`own) refers to Zibeon, a figure from the time of the Patriarchs, noted as a Horite and possibly a descendant of Seir. The name is associated with the meaning 'colored.' Zibeon is mentioned in Genesis 36, where he is identified as the father of Anah and has connections to Esau through Anah's daughter.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צִבְעוֹן n.pr.m. a Horite (hyena)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6649 צִבְעוֹן a Horite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6649 Tsib`own tsib-one'

from the same as 6648; variegated; Tsibon, an

Idumaean:--Zibeon.

see HEBREW for 06648

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צִבְעוֹן (tsiv.on) — Zibeon.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2;

father of: Anah (H6034)

§ Zibeon = "coloured"

1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau

2) son of Seir the Horite

2a) maybe same as 1

צִבְעוֹן (tsiv.on) — Zibeon.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;

son of: Seir (H8165B);

brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Aiah (H0345), Anah (H6034I)

§ Zibeon = "coloured"

1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau

2) son of Seir the Horite

2a) maybe same as 1

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N-proper — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
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zib'-e-on (tsibh`on, "hyena"; HPN, 95; Sebegon): A Horite chief (Ge 36:2,14,20,24,29; 1Ch 1:38,40); he is called the "Hivite" in Ge 36:2 where "Horite" should be read with 36:20,29. In Ge 36:2,14 Anah is said to be "the daughter of Zibeon," whereas the Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Syriac, and Lucian have "the son of Zibeon"; compare 1Ch 1:38,40, where also Anah is Zibeon's son.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

Robber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Gen. 36:2).

(2.) A Horite, and son of Seir (Gen. 36:20).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:2) (B.C. 1797.) Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:20,24,29; 1 Chronicles 1:38,40)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

iniquity that dwells

and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
וְאַיָּ֣הve.'ai.Yah and Aiah H345 Conjunction · noun proper masculine
6× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Aiah, meaning falcon, was the name of two Israelites, including a Horite and the father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine. Aiah was mentioned in 2 Samuel as the father of Rizpah.
Amplified meaning
meaning falcon
Tyndale gloss
Aiah
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The Hebrew word אַיָּה (*'Ayah*) means "falcon" and refers to a man named Aiah, who is noted as a Horite and the father of Rizpah. He is mentioned in the context of the Patriarchs and the United Monarchy, specifically in Genesis 36:24 and 2 Samuel 3:7. The entries indicate that Aiah is also referred to as Ajah.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַיָּה n.pr.m. (falcon)

a Horite

father of Rizpah

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H345 אַיָּה (falcon) . a Horite

. father of Rizpah

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

345 'Ayah ah-yaw'

the same as 344; Ajah, the name of two Israelites:--Aiah,

Ajah.

see HEBREW for 0344

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַיָּה (ay.yah) — Aiah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.24;

son of: Zibeon (H6649H);

brother of: Anah (H6034I)

§ Aiah or Ajah = "falcon"

1) a Horite, son of Zibeon

2) father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

אַיָּה (ay.yah) — Aiah.

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.7;

father of: Rizpah (H7532)

§ Aiah or Ajah = "falcon"

1) a Horite, son of Zibeon

2) father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

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Conj | N-proper — Conjunction · noun proper masculine
HC/Npm
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a'-ya ('ayyah, "falcon"; once in the King James Version Ajah, Ge 36:24):

(1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (Ge 36:24; 1Ch 1:40).

(2) Father of Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, about whom Ishbosheth falsely accused Abner (2Sa 3:7), and whose sons were hanged to appease the Gibeonites, whom Saul had wronged (2Sa 21:8-11).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(clamor). Son of Zibeon, a descendant of Seir and ancestor of one of the wives of Esau, (1 Chronicles 1:40) called in (Genesis 36:24) AJAH = A IAH. He probably died before his father, as the succession fell to his brother Anah. Father of Rizpah, the concubine of Saul. (2 Samuel 3:7; 21:8,10,11) (B.C. before 1040.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?

Nave's Topical Bible

→ See AJAH

and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
וַעֲנָ֑הva.'a.Nah and Anah H6034 Conjunction · noun proper masculine
12× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Anah was a person's name in the Bible, mentioned in Genesis 36:24 as the son of Zibeon. Anah also means 'answer' in Hebrew.
Amplified meaning
meaning answer
Tyndale gloss
Anah
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The Hebrew word עֲנָה (*Anah*) refers to a name associated with two Edomites and one Edomitess, all linked to the Horites. It is derived from a root meaning 'answer.' The entries highlight Anah's familial connections, including his role as the father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau, and his lineage as a Horite chief. The word appears in Genesis 36.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲנָה 12 n.pr.m. Horites

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6034 עֲנָה Horites

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6034 `Anah an-aw'

probably from 6030; an answer; Anah, the name of two Edomites

and one Edomitess:--Anah.

see HEBREW for 06030

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2;

daughter of: Zibeon (H6649); married to Beeri (H0882);

mother of: Oholibamah (H0173)

§ Anah = "answer"

1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau

2) a Horite chief

3) daughter of Zibeon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;

son of: Seir (H8165B);

brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Dishon (H1787H), Oholibamah (H0173H)

§ Anah = "answer"

1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau

2) a Horite chief

3) daughter of Zibeon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.24;

son of: Zibeon (H6649H);

brother of: Aiah (H0345)

§ Anah = "answer"

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a'-na (`anah, meaning uncertain; a Horite clan-name (Ge 36)):

(1) Mother of Aholibamah, one of the wives of Esau and daughter of Zibeon (compare Ge 36:2,14,18,25). The Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Peshitta read "son," identifying this Anah with number 3 (see below); Ge 36:2, read (ha-chori), for (ha-chiwwi).

(2) Son of Seir, the Horite, and brother of Zibeon; one of the chiefs of the land of Edom (compare Ge 36:20,21 = 1Ch 1:38). Seir is elsewhere the name of the land (compare Ge 14:6; Isa 21:11); but here the country is personified and becomes the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Anah

Speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this tribe were called from their dwelling in caves in Mount Seir (Gen. 36:20, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38).

(2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau’s wife Aholibamah (Gen. 36:18, 24).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(one who answers), the son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives. (Genesis 36:2,14,25) He is supposed to have discovered the "hot springs" (not "mules," as in the Authorized Version) in the desert as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. (B.C. 1797.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The father of Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives. While feeding his father’s asses in the desert, he is said to have found the "mules" Ge 36:24. But the Hebrew word is suppose to mean rather "warm springs;" and such springs are found on the eastern coast of the Dead sea, which was not far from the dwellings of the Seirites, to whom Anah belonged. In this region was a place afterwards celebrated among the Greeks and Romans for its warm springs, and called by them Callirrhoe.

and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
ה֣וּאhu' he H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
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הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or

it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also

(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;

sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally

(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

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Pron — Pronoun
HPp3ms
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ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
עֲנָ֗ה'a.Nah [was] Anah H6034 Noun proper masculine
12× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Anah was a person's name in the Bible, mentioned in Genesis 36:24 as the son of Zibeon. Anah also means 'answer' in Hebrew.
Amplified meaning
the one who discovered
Tyndale gloss
Anah
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The Hebrew word עֲנָה (*Anah*) refers to a name associated with two Edomites and one Edomitess, all linked to the Horites. It is derived from a root meaning 'answer.' The entries highlight Anah's familial connections, including his role as the father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau, and his lineage as a Horite chief. The word appears in Genesis 36.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲנָה 12 n.pr.m. Horites

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6034 עֲנָה Horites

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6034 `Anah an-aw'

probably from 6030; an answer; Anah, the name of two Edomites

and one Edomitess:--Anah.

see HEBREW for 06030

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2;

daughter of: Zibeon (H6649); married to Beeri (H0882);

mother of: Oholibamah (H0173)

§ Anah = "answer"

1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau

2) a Horite chief

3) daughter of Zibeon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;

son of: Seir (H8165B);

brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Dishon (H1787H), Oholibamah (H0173H)

§ Anah = "answer"

1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau

2) a Horite chief

3) daughter of Zibeon

עֲנָה (a.nah) — Anah.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.24;

son of: Zibeon (H6649H);

brother of: Aiah (H0345)

§ Anah = "answer"

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a'-na (`anah, meaning uncertain; a Horite clan-name (Ge 36)):

(1) Mother of Aholibamah, one of the wives of Esau and daughter of Zibeon (compare Ge 36:2,14,18,25). The Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Peshitta read "son," identifying this Anah with number 3 (see below); Ge 36:2, read (ha-chori), for (ha-chiwwi).

(2) Son of Seir, the Horite, and brother of Zibeon; one of the chiefs of the land of Edom (compare Ge 36:20,21 = 1Ch 1:38). Seir is elsewhere the name of the land (compare Ge 14:6; Isa 21:11); but here the country is personified and becomes the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Anah

Speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this tribe were called from their dwelling in caves in Mount Seir (Gen. 36:20, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38).

(2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau’s wife Aholibamah (Gen. 36:18, 24).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(one who answers), the son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives. (Genesis 36:2,14,25) He is supposed to have discovered the "hot springs" (not "mules," as in the Authorized Version) in the desert as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. (B.C. 1797.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The father of Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives. While feeding his father’s asses in the desert, he is said to have found the "mules" Ge 36:24. But the Hebrew word is suppose to mean rather "warm springs;" and such springs are found on the eastern coast of the Dead sea, which was not far from the dwellings of the Seirites, to whom Anah belonged. In this region was a place afterwards celebrated among the Greeks and Romans for its warm springs, and called by them Callirrhoe.

and these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the object marker the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the object marker the donkeys of Zibeon father his
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher who H834 Particle
5,500× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Tyndale gloss
which
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The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.

base

בַאֲשֶׁר

in (that) which

adv. in (the place) where

conj. in that, inasmuch as

on account of whom?

base

מֵאֲשֶׁר

from (or than) that which

adv. from (the place) where

conj. from (the fact) that …, since

base

כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when

according to that which, according as, as

with a causal force, in so far as, since

with a temporal force, when

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H834a אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause. H834b בַאֲשֶׁר . in (that) which

. adv. in (the place) where

. conj. in that, inasmuch as

. on account of whom?

H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which

. adv. from (the place) where

. conj. from (the fact) that …, since

H834d כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when . according to that which, according as, as

. with a causal force, in so far as, since

. with a temporal force, when

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

834 'aher ash-er'

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction)

when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X

alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, +

from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which,

wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where

(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, +

whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is

indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun

expletively, used to show the connection.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.

A: 1) (relative part.)

1a) which, who

1b) that which

2) (conj)

2a) that (in obj clause)

2b) when

2c) since

2d) as

2e) conditional if

B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

D: Kaph+

1) (conj.), according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since

1c) with a temporal force: when

בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.

1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.

1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.

conj

1) according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

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The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
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מָצָ֤אma.Tza' he found H4672 Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singular
455× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Matsa means to find or attain something, whether it is a physical object, a person, or a condition, as seen in various KJV translations.
Amplified meaning
discovered, attained
Tyndale gloss
to find
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מָצָא (matsa') is a Hebrew verb meaning to find or attain. It encompasses a range of actions, including discovering something lost, encountering someone, or coming upon a situation. The word can also imply being present or sufficient. Lexicons note various forms and uses, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, which indicate different nuances of finding and encountering.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָצָא 452 vb. attain to, find

Qal

find

find out

= come upon, light upon

noteworthy phrases

Niph. pass. of Qal, be found

Hiph.

cause to find, attain

cause to light upon, come upon, come

cause to encounter

present unto

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4672 מָצָא attain to, find

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4672 matsa' maw-tsaw'

a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or

exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire;

figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:--+ be able,

befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to

hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion,

out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left,

light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present,

ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָצָא (ma.tsa) — to find.

1) to find, attain to

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to find

1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)

1a1b) to find (what is lost)

1a1c) to meet, encounter

1a1d) to find (a condition)

1a1e) to learn, devise

1a2) to find out

1a2a) to find out

1a2b) to detect

1a2c) to guess

1a3) to come upon, light upon

1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with

1a3b) to hit

1a3c) to befall

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be found

1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered

1b1b) to appear, be recognised

1b1c) to be discovered, be detected

1b1d) to be gained, be secured

1b2) to be, be found

1b2a) to be found in

1b2b) to be in the possession of

1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be

1b2d) to be left (after war)

1b2e) to be present

1b2f) to prove to be

1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to find, attain

1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come

1c3) to cause to encounter

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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.]
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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
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HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
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הַיֵּמִם֙hai.ye.Mim the hot springs H3222 Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Describes a warm spring or possibly a hot spring, although the exact meaning is uncertain and has been translated as mule in some cases.
Amplified meaning
warm waters, possibly mules
Tyndale gloss
hot spring
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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יֵמִם (yem) appears to refer to hot springs, though its meaning is uncertain. It is derived from a root related to the word for 'warm' and is mentioned only in Genesis 36:24. The lexicons suggest a possible connection to mules, but this is less certain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יֵמִם n.[m.] appar. pl., meaning dub.; only in Gn 36:24; perh. hot springs

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3222 יֵמִם appar. pl., meaning dub.; perh. hot springs

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3222 yem yame

from the same as 3117; a warm spring:--mule.

see HEBREW for 03117

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יֵמִם (yem) — hot spring.

meaning uncertain, meaning perhaps mules or hot springs

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Art | N-mp — Particle · noun common masculine plural absolute
HTd/Ncmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

→ General scriptures concerning Ge 36:24

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בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Bar in the wilderness H4057 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
271× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The wilderness refers to a desert or open field, like the one the Israelites wandered in after leaving Egypt. It can also mean a place of solitude or a region without many people. In the Bible, it is often associated with the journey to the Promised Land.
Amplified meaning
desert, open field
Tyndale gloss
mouth
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מִדְבָּר (midbar) primarily means 'mouth' in the sense of an organ of speech, but it also refers to 'wilderness' or 'desert.' The word is derived from a root meaning to drive, suggesting open fields for pasturing cattle. It encompasses various forms of uninhabited land and is notably used in contexts related to the wilderness, such as the Wilderness of Sinai.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[מִדְבָּר] n.m. mouth, as organ of speech, Ct 4:3

ref

מִדְבָר 270 n.m. wilderness

tracts of land, used for the pasturage of flocks and herds

uninhabited land

large tracts of such land bearing various names, in certain districts of which there might be towns and cities

fig.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4057a מִדְבָּר mouth, as organ of speech H4057b מִדְבָר wilderness

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4057 midbar mid-bawr'

from 1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open

field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert;

also speech (including its organs):--desert, south, speech,

wilderness.

see HEBREW for 01696

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — mouth.

1) mouth

1a) mouth (as organ of speech)

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — wilderness.

1) wilderness

1a) pasture

1b) uninhabited land, wilderness

1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities)

1d) wilderness (fig.)

מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) — Wilderness (of Sinai).

This name means wilderness, uninhabited land

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HRd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wil'-der-nes.

See DESERT; JUDAEA, WILDERNESS OF; WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Wilderness

(1.) Heb. midhbar, denoting not a barren desert but a district or region suitable for pasturing sheep and cattle (Ps. 65:12; Isa. 42:11; Jer. 23:10; Joel 1:19; 2:22); an uncultivated place. This word is used of the wilderness of Beersheba (Gen. 21:14), on the southern border of Palestine; the wilderness of the Red Sea (Ex. 13:18); of Shur (15:22), a portion of the Sinaitic peninsula; of Sin (17:1), Sinai (Lev. 7:38), Moab (Deut. 2:8), Judah (

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See DESERT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Wandering of the Israelites in, see ISRAEL

→ Typical of the sinner' s state De 32:10

→ Jesus' temptation in Mt 4:1; Mr 1:12,13; Lu 4:1

→ See DESERT

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בִּרְעֹת֥וֹbir.'o.To when was pasturing he H7462 Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct common · suffix
177× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to care for or tend to someone or something, like a shepherd with his flock. It can also mean to rule over or associate with someone as a friend, and is sometimes used to describe a close relationship.
Amplified meaning
caring for, tending
Tyndale gloss
House of Shepherds
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The Hebrew word רָעָה (*ra'ah*) is built from a primitive root meaning to tend or pasture a flock. It covers a range of meanings including to graze, rule, associate with, and befriend. The term appears in contexts related to shepherding and companionship, with a specific mention of the 'binding-house of shepherds' in 2 Kings 10:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים perh. n.pr.loc. (binding-house of the shepherds) 2 K 10:12

base

רָעָה 167 vb. pasture, tend, graze

Qal

trans.

intrans.

Niph. poss.

Hiph. v.

base

[רָעָה] vb. prob. associate with

Qal cherish faithfulness

Hithp. do not make companionship with a bad-tempered man

base

[רָעָה] vb. denom. Pi. be a special friend;—Ju 14:20

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7462a בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים binding-house of shepherds H7462b רָעָה pasture, tend, graze H7462c רָעָה prob. associate with H7462d רָעָה vb. denom. Pi. be a special friend

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7462 ra`ah raw-aw'

a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it;

intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively);

generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a

friend):--X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat

up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with,

herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house,

shepherd, wander, waste.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים (bet-e.qed ha.ro.im) — House of Shepherds.

Ra'ah = "pasturing"

perh. "binding-house of the shepherds"

רָעָה (ra.ah) — to pasture.

1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to tend, pasture

1a1a) to shepherd

1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig)

1a1c) of people as flock (fig)

1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst)

1a2) to feed, graze

1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal)

1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)

1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess

Also means: ro.i (רֹעִי "to shepherd" H7473)

רָעָה (ra.ah) — to accompany.

1) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)

1a) (Qal) to associate with

1b) (Hithpael) to be companions

רָעָה (ra.ah) — to befriend.

(Piel) to be a special friend

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HR/Vqcc/Sp3ms
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ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.

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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.]
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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
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הַחֲמֹרִ֖יםha.cha.mo.Rim the donkeys H2543 Particle · noun common both plural absolute
96× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for a male donkey, it is translated as he ass in the KJV Bible. The name comes from the animal's reddish-brown color.
Amplified meaning
male asses
Tyndale gloss
donkey
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חֲמוֹר (chamor) refers to a male donkey, derived from a root meaning 'to be red' or 'dun.' The term is consistently translated as 'ass' or 'donkey' across various lexicons, indicating its specific reference to this animal in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֲמוֹר n.m. (he)-ass

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2543 חֲמוֹר (he)-ass

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2543 chamowr kham-ore'

or (shortened) chamor {kham-ore}; from 2560; a male ass (from

its dun red):--(he)ass.

see HEBREW for 02560

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) — donkey.

(he) ass

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-cp — Particle · noun common both plural absolute
HTd/Ncbpa
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לְצִבְע֥וֹןle.tziv.'on of Zibeon H6649 Preposition · noun proper masculine
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Zibeon was a man who lived during the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned in Genesis 36:20, and was the son of Seir and father of Aiah and Anah. He was an Idumaean, and his name means colored. Zibeon's daughter Aholibamah married Esau.
Amplified meaning
son of Seir
Tyndale gloss
Zibeon
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צִבְעוֹן (Tsib`own) refers to Zibeon, a figure from the time of the Patriarchs, noted as a Horite and possibly a descendant of Seir. The name is associated with the meaning 'colored.' Zibeon is mentioned in Genesis 36, where he is identified as the father of Anah and has connections to Esau through Anah's daughter.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

צִבְעוֹן n.pr.m. a Horite (hyena)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6649 צִבְעוֹן a Horite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6649 Tsib`own tsib-one'

from the same as 6648; variegated; Tsibon, an

Idumaean:--Zibeon.

see HEBREW for 06648

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

צִבְעוֹן (tsiv.on) — Zibeon.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2;

father of: Anah (H6034)

§ Zibeon = "coloured"

1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau

2) son of Seir the Horite

2a) maybe same as 1

צִבְעוֹן (tsiv.on) — Zibeon.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;

son of: Seir (H8165B);

brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Aiah (H0345), Anah (H6034I)

§ Zibeon = "coloured"

1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau

2) son of Seir the Horite

2a) maybe same as 1

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculine
HR/Npm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zib'-e-on (tsibh`on, "hyena"; HPN, 95; Sebegon): A Horite chief (Ge 36:2,14,20,24,29; 1Ch 1:38,40); he is called the "Hivite" in Ge 36:2 where "Horite" should be read with 36:20,29. In Ge 36:2,14 Anah is said to be "the daughter of Zibeon," whereas the Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Syriac, and Lucian have "the son of Zibeon"; compare 1Ch 1:38,40, where also Anah is Zibeon's son.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

Robber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Gen. 36:2).

(2.) A Horite, and son of Seir (Gen. 36:20).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:2) (B.C. 1797.) Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:20,24,29; 1 Chronicles 1:38,40)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

iniquity that dwells

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אָבִֽיו׃'a.Viv father his H1 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
1,213× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In Hebrew, this word means father, whether literal or figurative. It is used to describe God as the father of his people, as well as human fathers like Abraham. The word is about a paternal relationship or authority.
Amplified meaning
parent, ancestor
Tyndale gloss
father
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אָב (av) means 'father' and encompasses various roles such as the literal father of an individual, God as the father of His people, and the head of a household or clan. It can also refer to an ancestor, originator of a profession, or a figure of respect and protection. Notably, it can imply a ruler or chief in later contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָב 1101 n.m. father

father of individual

of God as father of his people

head of household, family or clan

ancestor

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

fig. of producer, generator

fig. of benevolence & protection

term of respect & honor

specif., ruler, chief (late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1 אָב father . father of individual

. of God as father of his people

. head of household, family or clan

. ancestor

. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

. fig. of producer, generator

. fig. of benevolence & protection

. term of respect & honor

. specif., ruler, chief (late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1 'ab awb

a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or

figurative and remote application):--chief,

(fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names

in "Abi-".

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָב (av) — father.

1) father of an individual

2) of God as father of his people

3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

4) ancestor

4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person

4b) of people

5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

6) of producer, generator (fig.)

7) of benevolence and protection (fig.)

8) term of respect and honour

9) ruler or chief (spec.)

Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

אָב (av) — (Huram)-abi.

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16;

Combined with chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438H)

אָב (av) — father of.

The father of Gibeon, also known as Abiel - a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;

son of: Zeror (H6872C); married to Maacah (H4601N);

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

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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