The Meaning of Genesis 36:29 Explained

Genesis 36:29

KJV: These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

YLT: These are chiefs of the Horite: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

Darby: These are the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

ASV: These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These [are] the dukes  [that came] of the Horites;  duke  Lotan,  duke  Shobal,  duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

What does Genesis 36:29 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 36:29 mean?

These [were] the chiefs of the Horite Chief Lotan Shobal Zibeon Anah
אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֣י : הַחֹרִ֑י אַלּ֤וּף לוֹטָן֙ שׁוֹבָ֔ל צִבְע֖וֹן עֲנָֽה

אֵ֖לֶּה  These  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
אַלּוּפֵ֣י  the  chiefs 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
: הַחֹרִ֑י  of  the  Horite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹרִי  
Sense: the inhabitants of Mount Seir.
אַלּ֤וּף  Chief 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.
לוֹטָן֙  Lotan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֹוטָן  
Sense: the eldest son of Seir the Horite.
שׁוֹבָ֔ל  Shobal 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁובָל  
Sense: the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites.
צִבְע֖וֹן  Zibeon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צִבְעֹון  
Sense: father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau.
עֲנָֽה  Anah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲנָה  
Sense: son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau.

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