Lexicon
צִבְעוֹן
tsiv.on
H6649
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Zibeon

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Hebrew
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tsiv.on identifies a person named in genealogical lists as a son of Seir, father of Aiah and Anah, and a Horite chief.

The attested form is a proper personal name in genealogical and clan listings: it identifies a son of Seir, the father of Aiah and Anah, an ancestor in Oholibamah's lineage, and a Horite chief.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in genealogy and clan lists · dominant

    All occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the same named person within family and chief lists. In Genesis 36:20 the APB renders him among “the sons of Seir,” while Genesis 36:24 names Aiah and Anah as his sons and calls him Anah's father; Genesis 36:29 places him among the Horite chiefs.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Zibeon” throughout the supplied verses, chiefly in lists of Seir's sons and in statements of descent. In Genesis 36:29 it also occurs in the listing of Horite chiefs; the verse is read as a whole.

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