Genesis 36:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו
(e·sav)
6215: oldest son of Isaacfrom asah
tookלָקַ֥ח
(la·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
his wivesנָשָׁ֖יו
(na·shav)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
from the daughtersמִבְּנֹ֣ות
(mib·be·no·vt)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Canaan:כְּנָ֑עַן
(ke·na·'an;)
3667a: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordanfrom kana
Adahעָדָ֗ה
(a·dah)
5711: two non-Isr. womenfrom adah
the daughterבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Elonאֵילֹון֙
(ei·lo·vn)
356: "terebinth," an Isr. name, also a Hittite, also a city in Danfrom ayil
the Hittite,הַֽחִתִּ֔י
(ha·chit·ti,)
2850: desc. of Hethfrom Cheth
and Oholibamahאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙
(a·ho·li·va·mah)
173: "tent of the high place," wife of Esau, also an Edomite leaderfrom ohel and bamah
the daughterבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Anahעֲנָ֔ה
(a·nah,)
6034: two Horitesfrom anah
and the granddaughterבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Zibeonצִבְעֹ֖ון
(tziv·'o·vn)
6649: "hyena," a Horitefrom an unused word
the Hivite;הַֽחִוִּֽי׃
(ha·chiv·vi.)
2340: probably "villagers," a Canaanite tribeprobably from the same as chavvah


















KJV Lexicon
Esau
`Esav  (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of the daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Canaan
Kna`an  (ken-ah'-an)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him -- Canaan, merchant, traffick.
Adah
`Adah  (aw-daw')
ornament; Adah, the name of two women -- Adah.
the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Elon
'Eylown  (ay-lone')
Elown {ay-lone'}; or Eylon {ay-lone'}; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites -- Elon.
the Hittite
Chittiy  (khit-tee')
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth -- Hittite, Hittities.
and Aholibamah
'Oholiybamah  (o''-hol-ee-baw-maw')
tent of (the) height; Oholibamah, a wife of Esau -- Aholibamah.
the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Anah
`Anah  (an-aw')
an answer; Anah, the name of two Edomites and one Edomitess -- Anah.
the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Zibeon
Tsib`own  (tsib-one')
variegated; Tsibon, an Idumaean -- Zibeon.
the Hivite
Chivviy  (khiv-vee')
a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine -- Hivite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

International Standard Version
Esau had married Canaanite women, including Elon the Hittite's daughter Adah, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah (who was Zibeon the Hivite's daughter), and

NET Bible
Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Esau chose his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

King James 2000 Bible
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
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