The Meaning of Genesis 36:39 Explained

Genesis 36:39

KJV: And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

YLT: and Baal-hanan son of Achbor dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadar, and the name of his city is Pau; and his wife's name is Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

Darby: And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died; and Hadar reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred daughter of Mezahab.

ASV: And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Baalhanan  the son  of Achbor  died,  and Hadar  reigned  in his stead: and the name  of his city  [was] Pau;  and his wife's  name  [was] Mehetabel,  the daughter  of Matred,  the daughter  of Mezahab. 

What does Genesis 36:39 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 36

1  Esau's three wives
6  His removal to mount Seir
9  His sons
15  The dukes which descended of his sons
20  The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite
24  Anah finds mules
31  The kings of Edom
40  The dukes that descended of Esau

What do the individual words in Genesis 36:39 mean?

And when died - Baal-hanan son of Achbor then reigned in his place Hadar and the name of his city [was] Pau and name [was] of His wife Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab
וַיָּמָת֮ בַּ֣עַל חָנָ֣ן בֶּן־ עַכְבּוֹר֒ וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ תַּחְתָּיו֙ הֲדַ֔ר וְשֵׁ֥ם עִיר֖וֹ פָּ֑עוּ וְשֵׁ֨ם אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙ בַּת־ מַטְרֵ֔ד בַּ֖ת מֵ֥י זָהָֽב

וַיָּמָת֮  And  when  died 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
בַּ֣עַל  - 
Parse: Preposition
חָנָ֣ן  Baal-hanan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל חָנָן  
Sense: an early king of Edom.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַכְבּוֹר֒  of  Achbor 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַכְבֹּור  
Sense: father of king Baal-hanan of Edom.
וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ  then  reigned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
תַּחְתָּיו֙  in  his  place 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
הֲדַ֔ר  Hadar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֲדַר  
Sense: an Edomite king.
וְשֵׁ֥ם  and  the  name 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
עִיר֖וֹ  of  his  city  [was] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
פָּ֑עוּ  Pau 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פָּעוּ 
Sense: the capital of king Hadar of Edom; site uncertain.
וְשֵׁ֨ם  and  name  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ  of  His  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙  Mehetabel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְהֵיטַבְאֵל  
Sense: the ancestor of Shemaiah, the false prophet who was hired against Nehemiah by Tobiah and Sanballat.
בַּת־  the  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
מַטְרֵ֔ד  of  Matred 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַטְרֵד  
Sense: daughter of Mezahab and mother of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadar (Hadad) of Pau, king of Edom.
בַּ֖ת  the  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
זָהָֽב  Mezahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֵי זָהָב  
Sense: father of Matred and grandfather of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadad, the last named king of Edom.

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