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Alvah

עַלְוָהStrong’s H5933

alvah (al-vah)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Alvah is the Hebrew word usually translated “alvah”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,”
Genesis 36:40 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.40
How it's translated
  • alvah 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

עַלְוָה alvah · Alvah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.40 § Aliah or Alvah = "evil" a duke of Edom

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.