Genesis

Genesis 36:15–16

¹⁵These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, ¹⁶Korah,^a Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.

Footnotes

a 36:16 Hebrew; SP (also in verse 11 and 1 Chronicles 1:36|1CH 1:36) does not include Korah.

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Genesis 36:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the chiefs	אַלּוּפֵ֣י	’al·lū·p̄ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H441 tame
among the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Esau	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
The sons	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Eliphaz	אֱלִיפַז֙	’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
the firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of Esau	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
Chiefs	אַלּ֤וּף	’al·lūp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H441 tame
Teman	תֵּימָן֙	tê·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8487 Teman
Omar	אוֹמָ֔ר	’ō·w·mār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H201 Omar
Zepho	צְפ֖וֹ	ṣə·p̄ōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6825 Tsepho, Tsephi
Kenaz	קְנַֽז׃	qə·naz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7073 Kenaz

Genesis 36:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Korah	קֹ֛רַח	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
Gatam	גַּעְתָּ֖ם	ga‘·tām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1609 Gatam
and Amalek	עֲמָלֵ֑ק	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
They	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the chiefs	אַלּוּפֵ֤י	’al·lū·p̄ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H441 tame
of Eliphaz	אֱלִיפַז֙	’ĕ·lî·p̄az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H464 Eliphaz
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
they	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the grandsons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Adah	עָדָֽה׃	‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5711 Adah

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Genesis 36:15 Obadiah 1:9 · Genesis 36:11–12 · Job 2:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.