Timnah

Prince of Edom

A written article for Timnah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Timnah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1900 BC
    1600 BC
  • Life of Timnah chief of Edom
    1800 BC to 1700 BC

Original word

  • תִּמְנָע timna, timnah
    H8555

Where Timnah appears in Scripture

Genesis 36

וְתִמְנַע׀ הָֽיְתָה פִילֶגֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז בֶּן-עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לֶֽאֱלִיפַז אֶת-עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
12
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-לוֹטָן חֹרִי וְהֵימָם וַֽאֲחוֹת לוֹטָן תִּמְנָֽע׃
22
And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת אַלּוּפֵי עֵשָׂו לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִמְקֹֽמֹתָם בִּשְׁמֹתָם אַלּוּף תִּמְנָע אַלּוּף עַֽלְוָה אַלּוּף יְתֵֽת׃
40
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,

1 Chronicles 1

בְּנֵי אֱלִיפָז תֵּימָן וְאוֹמָר צְפִי וְגַעְתָּם קְנַז וְתִמְנָע וַֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃
36
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
וּבְנֵי לוֹטָן חֹרִי וְהוֹמָם וַֽאֲחוֹת לוֹטָן תִּמְנָֽע׃
39
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
וַיָּמָת הֲדָד וַיִּֽהְיוּ אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם אַלּוּף תִּמְנָע אַלּוּף ‫(עליה)‬ עַֽלְוָה אַלּוּף יְתֵֽת׃
51
Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,