The Meaning of Genesis 10:17 Explained

Genesis 10:17

KJV: And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

YLT: and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Darby: and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

ASV: and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the Hivite,  and the Arkite,  and the Sinite, 

What does Genesis 10:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 10

1  The generations of Noah
2  Japheth
6  Ham
8  Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan
21  The sons of Shem

What do the individual words in Genesis 10:17 mean?

and the Hivite the Arkite the Sinite
וְאֶת־ הַֽחִוִּ֥י הַֽעַרְקִ֖י הַסִּינִֽי

הַֽחִוִּ֥י  the  Hivite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִוִּי  
Sense: 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest.
הַֽעַרְקִ֖י  the  Arkite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַרְקִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Arki or Arka.
הַסִּינִֽי  the  Sinite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סִינִי  
Sense: a tribe of the Canaanites descended from Canaan inhabiting the northern part of the Lebanon district.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 10:17?

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