Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H8555: תִּמְנָע

Timnâʻ · pronounced tim-naw' · “Timna”

Definition

Timna, the name of two Edomites

KJV translates it as: Timna, Timnah.

Word origin: from H4513 (מָנַע); restraint;

Extended definition

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12; married to Eliphaz (H0464);
mother of: Amalek (H6002H)
§ Timna or Timnah = "restrained"
1) a chief or duke of Esau and of Edom
2) the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau
3) daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H8555 is translated

  • timna ×5
  • was timna ×1

Bible verses with H8555 (Timnâʻ)

Timnâʻ appears in 6 verses.

  • Genesis 36:12

    And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

  • Genesis 36:22

    And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

  • Genesis 36:40

    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 1:36

    The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:39

    And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:51

    Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,