GEN 36

Genesis 36:22

WEB

The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

BSB

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

KJV

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

Matthew Henry

Verses 20–30

Genesis 36:20–30

In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Gen 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of them, Gen 14:6, and of their interest in Mount Seir, before the Edomites took possession of it, Deu 2:12, Deu 2:22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflection upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which, it is probable, they learned their way, and corrupted themselves. Esau having sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and entered into alliance with the Hittites, his posterity and the sons of Seir are here reckoned together. Note, Those that treacherously desert God's church are justly numbered with those that were never in it; apostate Edomites stand on the same ground with accursed Horites. Particular notice is taken of one Anah who fed the asses of Zibeon his father (Gen 36:24), and yet is called duke Anah, Gen 36:29. Note, Those that expect to rise high should begin low. An honourable descent should not keep men from an honest employment, nor a mean employment hinder any man's preferment. This Anah was not only industrious in his business, but ingenious too, and successful; for he found mules, or (as some read it) waters, hot-baths, in the wilderness. Those that are diligent in their business sometimes find more advantages than they expected.

Cross-references: Gen 26:34 · Gen 14:6 · Deut 2:12 · Deut 2:22 · Gen 36:24 · Gen 36:29

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.

H3877

לוֹטָןLôwṭân/lo-tawn'/

n-pr-m — Lotan

Derivation: from 3875; covering;

Lotan, an Idumaean

KJV: Lotan.

לוֹטָן

n.pr.m — Lotan

לוֹטָן n.pr.m. 𝔊 Λωταν; a son of שֵׂעִיר

H2753

חֹרִיChôrîy/kho-ree'/

n-pr-m — Chori

Derivation: or חוֹרִי; the same as 2752;

Chori, the name of two men

KJV: Hori.

חֹרִי

adj — Hori

חֹרִי, חוֹרִי adj., usu. n.pr.gent. et pers. (prob. = cave-dweller)

1. adj.gent. Seir the Horite

2. n.pr.gent. ancient inhabitants of land of Edom

3. n.pr.pers.m.

a. an Edomite

b. a Simeonite

H1967

הֵימָםHêymâm/hay-mawm'/

n-pr-m — Hemam

Derivation: another form for 1950;

Hemam, an Idumaean

KJV: Hemam.

הוֹמָ֑ם

n.pr.m — Homam. Compare

הוֹמָ֑ם n.pr.m. son of Seir the Horite 1 Ch 1:39 𝔊 Αἱμαν 𝔊L Ημαν; = הֵימָם Gn 36:22.

H269

אָחוֹתʼâchôwth/aw-khoth'/

n-f — sister

Derivation: irregular feminine of 251;

a sister (used very widely [like 251], literally and figuratively)

KJV: (an-) other, sister, together.

אָחוֹת

n.f — sister

אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister

1. sister

2. = beloved

3. symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem

4. fig. of intimate connection

5. another

H8555

תִּמְנָעTimnâʻ/tim-naw'/

n-pr-m n-pr-f — Timna

Derivation: from 4513; restraint;

Timna, the name of two Edomites

KJV: Timna, Timnah.

תִּמְנָע

n.pr.m — Timna

תִּמְנָע n.pr.m. and f. Edomite name.

1. n.pr.m.

a. a chief of Edom

b. son of Eliphaz

2. f. sister of Lotan (of Seir); concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau

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