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Zibeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6649

צִבְעוֹן

tsiv.on — Zibeon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; father of: Anah (H6034) § Zibeon = "coloured" 1) father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah married Esau 2) son of Seir the Horite 2a) maybe same as 1

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6034

עֲנָה

a.nah — Anah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; daughter of: Zibeon (H6649); married to Beeri (H0882); mother of: Oholibamah (H0173) § Anah = "answer" 1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau 2) a Horite chief 3) daughter of Zibeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7732

שׁוֹבָל

sho.val — Shobal

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1787

דִּישֹׁן

di.shon — Dishon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763) Also named: di.shan (דִּישָׁן "Dishon" H1789H) § Dishon = "thresher" 1) the fifth son of Seir 2) the son of Anah and grandson of Seir

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H345

אַיָּה

ay.yah — Aiah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.24; son of: Zibeon (H6649H); brother of: Anah (H6034I) § Aiah or Ajah = "falcon" 1) a Horite, son of Zibeon 2) father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1789

דִּישָׁן

di.shan — Dishan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Uz (H5780I), Aran (H0765) Also named: di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishan" H1787I) § Dishan or Dishon = "thresher" the fifth son of Seir

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3877

לוֹטָן

lo.tan — Lotan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Hori (H2753H), Hemam (H1950) § Lotan = "covering" the eldest son of Seir the Horite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H687

אֵ֫צֶר

e.tser — Ezer

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Bilhan (H1092), Zaavan (H2190), Akan (H3292) § Ezer = "treasure" a chief of the Horites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3274

יְעִישׁ

ye.ish — Jeush

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) Another spelling of ye.ush (יְעוּשׁ "Jeush" H3266) § Jeush = "assembler" 1) son of Esau by Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon the Hivite 2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan

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Historical dictionary entry

Robber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Gen. 36:2). (2.) A Horite, and son of Seir (Gen. 36:20).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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