The Meaning of Genesis 36:16 Explained

Genesis 36:16

KJV: Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

YLT: chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek; these are chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom; these are sons of Adah.

Darby: chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

ASV: chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  [and] duke  Amalek:  these [are] the dukes  [that came] of Eliphaz  in the land  of Edom;  these [were] the sons  of Adah. 

What does Genesis 36:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 36

1  Esau's three wives
6  His removal to mount Seir
9  His sons
15  The dukes which descended of his sons
20  The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite
24  Anah finds mules
31  The kings of Edom
40  The dukes that descended of Esau

What do the individual words in Genesis 36:16 mean?

Chief Korah Chief Gatam [and] Chief Amalek These [were] the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom the sons of Adah
אַלּֽוּף־ קֹ֛רַח אַלּ֥וּף גַּעְתָּ֖ם אַלּ֣וּף עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י אֱלִיפַז֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם בְּנֵ֥י עָדָֽה

אַלּֽוּף־  Chief 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
קֹ֛רַח  Korah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹרַח  
Sense: son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire.
אַלּ֥וּף  Chief 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
גַּעְתָּ֖ם  Gatam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גַּעְתָּם  
Sense: fourth son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and one of the dukes of Eliphaz.
אַלּ֣וּף  [and]  Chief 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
עֲמָלֵ֑ק  Amalek 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲמָלֵק  
Sense: son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a race of people in southern Canaan.
אֵ֣לֶּה  These  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
אַלּוּפֵ֤י  the  chiefs 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
אֱלִיפַז֙  of  Eliphaz 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיפַז  
Sense: Esau’s son, father of Teman.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֱד֔וֹם  of  Edom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱדֹום 
Sense: Edom.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עָדָֽה  of  Adah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עָדָה  
Sense: the st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal.

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