The Meaning of Genesis 36:20 Explained

Genesis 36:20

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

YLT: These are sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

Darby: These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitant of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

ASV: These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 36:20 Mean?

Study Notes

Horite
Lit. Rock dweller.

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 36:20 mean?

These [were] the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah
אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵֽי־ שֵׂעִיר֙ הַחֹרִ֔י יֹשְׁבֵ֖י : הָאָ֑רֶץ לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֥וֹן וַעֲנָֽה

אֵ֤לֶּה  These  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שֵׂעִיר֙  of  Seir 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׂעִיר 
Sense: patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites.
הַחֹרִ֔י  the  Horite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹרִי  
Sense: the inhabitants of Mount Seir.
יֹשְׁבֵ֖י  who  inhabited 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
: הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
לוֹטָ֥ן  Lotan 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לֹוטָן  
Sense: the eldest son of Seir the Horite.
וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל  and  Shobal 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁובָל  
Sense: the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites.
וְצִבְע֥וֹן  and  Zibeon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צִבְעֹון  
Sense: father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau.
וַעֲנָֽה  and  Anah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲנָה  
Sense: son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau.