Genesis
Genesis 36:16–17
16Korah,a Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
17These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Footnotes
- a 36:16 Hebrew; SP (also in verse 11 and 1 Chronicles 1:36|1CH 1:36) does not include Korah.
Word by word
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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 |
Genesis 36:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | וְאֵ֗לֶּה | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the sons | בְּנֵ֤י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Esau’s | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Reuel | רְעוּאֵל֙ | rə·‘ū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7467 Reuel |
| Chiefs | אַלּ֥וּף | ’al·lūp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H441 tame |
| Nahath | נַ֙חַת֙ | na·ḥaṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5184 quietness, rest |
| Zerah | זֶ֔רַח | ze·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2226 Zerach |
| Shammah | שַׁמָּ֖ה | šam·māh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8048 Shammah |
| and Mizzah | מִזָּ֑ה | miz·zāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4199 Mizzah |
| They | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the chiefs | אַלּוּפֵ֤י | ’al·lū·p̄ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H441 tame |
| descended from Reuel | רְעוּאֵל֙ | rə·‘ū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7467 Reuel |
| 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 | 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 |
| Basemath | בָשְׂמַ֖ת | ḇā·śə·maṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1315 Bosmath |
Cross-references
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Genesis 36:17 1 Chronicles 1:37 · Genesis 36:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.