1 Chronicles 1:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּנֵ֖י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֤ן וְאוֹמָר֙ צְפִ֣י וְגַעְתָּ֔ם קְנַ֖ז וְתִמְנָ֥ע וַעֲמָלֵֽק׃ ס

Transliteration

bənê ʾĔlîpāz Têmān wə-ʾÔmār Ṣəpî wə-Gaʿtām Qənaz wə-Timnāʿ wa-ʿĂmālēq

Grammar Details

*bənê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - sons of
*ʾĔlîpāz*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Eliphaz
*Têmān*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Teman
*wə-ʾÔmār*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Omar
*Ṣəpî*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Zephi
*wə-Gaʿtām*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Gatam
*Qənaz*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Kenaz
*wə-Timnāʿ*: conjunction + proper noun, feminine, singular - and Timna
*wa-ʿĂmālēq*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine, singular - and Amalek
ס: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

*bənê*: sons of/descendants of

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Referenced Verses

Gen 36:11-15 : 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 14 And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
1 Chr 1:53 : 53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
Jer 49:7 : 7 Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Jer 49:20 : 20 Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
Amos 1:12 : 12 but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Obad 1:9 : 9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
Hab 3:3 : 3 God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Gen 36:9-20
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94%
9And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
10these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
13And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
14And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
15These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
17And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
18And these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
19These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is Edom.
20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,
1 Chr 1:34-35
2 verses
83%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
1 Chr 1:37-41
5 verses
79%
37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
39And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
41The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Gen 36:22-23
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22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
23And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
Gen 36:40-42
3 verses
76%
40And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
1 Chr 1:53-54
2 verses
75%
53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
54chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
1 Chr 1:30-31
2 verses
75%
30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
Gen 36:4-5
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4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bare Reuel;
5and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
Job 22:1
73%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Gen 36:1
72%
1Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom).
Gen 10:26-27
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26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
1 Chr 1:21-23
3 verses
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21and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Job 4:1
72%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Job 15:1
71%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
1 Chr 7:35
71%
35And the sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
Gen 10:6
71%
6And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
Gen 36:27
71%
27These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
1 Chr 1:17
70%
17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chr 1:8-9
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8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.