GEN 36

Genesis 36:11

WEB

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

BSB

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

KJV

And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

Matthew Henry

Verses 9–19

Genesis 36:9–19

Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the record of those that are without. Those elders that lived by faith alone obtained a good report. It is Sion that produces men of renown, not Seir, Psa 87:5. Nor does the genealogy go any further than the third and fourth generation; the very names of all after are buried in oblivion. It is only the pedigree of the Israelites, who were to be the heirs of Canaan, and of whom were to come the promised seed, and the holy seed, that is drawn out to any length, as far as there was occasion for it, even of all the tribes till Canaan was divided among them, and of the royal line till Christ came. 2. That these sons and grandsons of Esau are called dukes, Gen 36:15-19. Probably they were military commanders, dukes, or captains, that had soldiers under them; for Esau and his family lived by the sword, Gen 27:40. Note, Titles of honour have been more ancient out of the church than in it. Esau's sons were dukes when Jacob's sons were but plain shepherds, Gen 47:3. This is not a reason why such titles should not be used among Christians; but it is a reason why men should not overvalue themselves, or others, for the sake of them. There is an honour that comes from God, and a name in his house that is infinitely more valuable. Edomites may be dukes with men, but Israelites indeed are made to our God kings and priests. 3. We may suppose those dukes had numerous families of children and servants that were their dukedoms. God promised to multiply Jacob, and to enrich him; yet Esau increases, and is enriched first. Note, It is no new thing for the men of this world to be full of children, and to have their bellies too filled with hidden treasures, Psa 17:14. God's promise to Jacob began to work late, but the effect of it remained longer, and it had its complete accomplishment in the spiritual Israel.

Cross-references: Ps 87:5 · Gen 36:15 · Gen 27:40 · Gen 47:3 · Ps 17:14

Hebrew interlinear

H1961

הָיָהhâyâh/haw-yaw/

v — exist, be, become, come to pass

Derivation: a primitive root (compare 1933);

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

KJV: beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.

הָיָה

vb — fall out

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

I.

1.

a. Fall out, happen

b. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

2. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

a.

(1). וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

(2). rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

b. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

II. Come into being, become

1.

a. abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

b. sq. prep.

2. become

a. sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

b. sq. pred. adj.

c. become like

d. sq. pred. לְ pers.

e. sq. לְ pred.

f. oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

g. with עַל and לְ

h. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

III. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

1. exist, be in existence

2. abide, remain, continue

3. with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

4. as copula, joining subj. & pred.

5. periphrastic conjug.

Niph.

1. either be done, be brought about, or occur, come to pass

2. be done, finished, gone

H1121

בֵּןbên/bane/

n-m — son

Derivation: from 1129;

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

KJV: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

בֵּן

n.m — son

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

1. son, male child, born of a woman

2. children (male and female)

3. youth, young men

4. the young of animals

5. of plant shoots

6. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

7.

a. member of a guild, order or class

b. of animals son of (the) herd

8. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

9. n. relat. of age

בְּנוֹ

n.pr.m — his son

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

H464

אֱלִיפַזʼĔlîyphaz/el-ee-faz'/

n-pr-m — Eliphaz

Derivation: from 410 and 6337; God of gold;

Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau

KJV: Eliphaz.

אֱלִיפַז

n.pr.m — Eliphaz

אֱלִיפַז n.pr.m. (God of fine gold?)

a. son of Esau

b. friend of Job

H8487

תֵּימָןTêymân/tay-mawn'/

n-pr-m n-pr-loc — Teman

Derivation: or תֵּמָן; the same as 8486;

Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them

KJV: south, Teman.

תֵּימָן

n.pr — south

תֵּימָן n.pr. (m. et) loc. a N. district of Edom, poet. often = Edom; as name of an Edomite chief

H201

אוֹמָרʼÔwmâr/o-mawr'/

n-pr-m — Omar

Derivation: from 559; talkative;

Omar, a grandson of Esau

KJV: Omar.

אוֹמָר

n.pr.m — Omar

אוֹמָר n.pr.m. grandson of Esau (eloquent?)

H6825

צְפוֹTsᵉphôw/tsef-o'/

n-pr-m — Tsepho, Tsephi

Derivation: or צְפִי; from 6822; observant;

Tsepho or Tsephi, an Idumaean

KJV: Zephi, Zepho.

צְפוֹ

n.pr.m — Zephi

צְפוֹ, צְפִי n.pr.m. in Edom (? gaze, gazing)

H1609

גַּעְתָּםGaʻtâm/gah-tawm'/

n-pr-m — Gatam

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

Gatam, an Edomite

KJV: Gatam.

גַּעְתָּם

n.pr.m — Gatam

גַּעְתָּם n.pr.m. a chief of Edom, son of Eliphaz

H7073

קְנַזQᵉnaz/ken-az'/

n-pr-m — Kenaz

Derivation: probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter;

Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

KJV: Kenaz.

קְנַז

n.pr.m — Kenaz

קְנַז n.pr.m. in Edom: son of Eliphaz, and father of Othniel

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