Timna
תִּמְנָעStrong’s H8555timna (tim-na)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Timna is the Hebrew word usually translated “timna”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.”
Meaning
- A chief or duke of Esau and of Edom
- The concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau
- Daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan
How it's translated
- timna 4
- and timna 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
- Genesis 36:40And 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,
- 1 Chronicles 1:36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
- 1 Chronicles 1:39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- 1 Chronicles 1:51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
Hebrew dictionary
תִּמְנָע timna · Timna
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12; married to Eliphaz (H0464); mother of: Amalek (H6002H) § Timna or Timnah = "restrained" 1) a chief or duke of Esau and of Edom 2) the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau 3) daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan
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.