תִּמְנָעTimnâʻ
proper name, masculine and feminine: Edomite name.
Pronunciation: tim-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8555
Meanings
1.
a. a chief of Edom (Genesis 36:40; 1 Chronicles 1:51)
b. son of Eliphaz (1 Chronicles 1:36; Genesis 36:15; Genesis 36:16)
2. sister of Lotan (of Seir), concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau (Genesis 36:22; 1 Chronicles 1:39; Genesis 3:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:12 Timna, the concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.
- Genesis 36:22 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.
- Genesis 36:40 These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- 1 Chronicles 1:36 The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna.
- 1 Chronicles 1:39 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.
- 1 Chronicles 1:51 Then Hadad died. The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).