Genesis

Genesis 36:10–12

¹⁰These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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.

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Genesis 36:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the names	שְׁמ֣וֹת	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of Esau’s	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Eliphaz	אֱלִיפַ֗ז	’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Esau’s	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Adah	עָדָה֙	‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5711 Adah
and Reuel	רְעוּאֵ֕ל	rə·‘ū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7467 Reuel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Esau’s	עֵשָֽׂו׃	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
wife	אֵ֥שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Basemath	בָּשְׂמַ֖ת	bā·śə·maṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1315 Bosmath

Genesis 36:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Eliphaz	אֱלִיפָ֑ז	’ĕ·lî·p̄āz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
were	וַיִּהְי֖וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Teman	תֵּימָ֣ן	tê·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8487 Teman
Omar	אוֹמָ֔ר	’ō·w·mār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H201 Omar
Zepho	צְפ֥וֹ	ṣə·p̄ōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6825 Tsepho, Tsephi
Gatam	וְגַעְתָּ֖ם	wə·ḡa‘·tām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1609 Gatam
and Kenaz	וּקְנַֽז׃	ū·qə·naz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7073 Kenaz

Genesis 36:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Additionally	וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀	wə·ṯim·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8555 Timna
Timna	וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀	wə·ṯim·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8555 Timna
a concubine	פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ	p̄î·le·ḡeš	Noun - feminine singular	H6370 concubine
of Esau’s	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Eliphaz	לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙	le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
gave birth to	וַתֵּ֥לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Amalek	עֲמָלֵ֑ק	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
These	אֵ֕לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the grandsons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Esau’s	עֵשָֽׂו׃	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
wife	אֵ֥שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Adah	עָדָ֖ה	‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5711 Adah

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Genesis 36:11 1 Chronicles 1:35–36 · Genesis 36:15–16

Genesis 36:12 Deuteronomy 25:17–19 · Exodus 17:8–16 · Genesis 14:7 · 1 Samuel 15:2–9 · Numbers 24:18–20 · Deuteronomy 23:7 · Genesis 36:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.