HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3509
יְתֵת
ye.tet — Jetheth
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.40 § Jetheth = "a nail" one of the dukes of Edom who came of Esau
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Jetheth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Gen. 36:40).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.