Genesis 36:2
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
כְּנַעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אֵילוֹן
ʼÊylôwn
Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
חִתִּי
Chittîy
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
אׇהֳלִיבָמָה
ʼOhŏlîybâmâh
Oholibamah, a wife of Esau
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
עֲנָה
ʻĂnâh
Anah, the name of two Edomites and one Edomitess
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
חִוִּי
Chivvîy
a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
אֵילוֹן ʼÊylôwn
Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
Study H356 →Cross References
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall ...
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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