H3509 H3509
Yetheth/Jetheth, an Edomite chief listed in Genesis 36:40 and 1 Chronicles 1:51
This personal name designates one of the Edomite chiefs descended from Esau, appearing in the genealogical lists that establish Edom's political structure before Israel had kings. The name appears in the formulaic roster of Edomite alluphs (chiefs or clan leaders), showing the parallel development of Edomite and Israelite societies. The Septuagint shows variation (Ieber, Iethet, Iether), reflecting the transliteration challenges with Edomite names.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in Genesis 36:40 and 1 Chronicles 1:51 in parallel Edomite genealogies. Both contexts present him as one of the chiefs of Edom, part of the political organization that governed Esau's descendants. The lists emphasize that Edom developed structured leadership before Israel did ("before any king reigned over the Israelites"), an acknowledgment of Edomite political precedence. 2×
AR["يَتيت", "يَتِيتَ"]·ben["যিথেতের", "যেথৎ"]·DE["Jetet", "[יתת]"]·EN["Jetheth", "Yetheth"]·FR["Jetheth", "[יתת]"]·heb["יתת"]·HI["यतेत", "येतेत"]·ID["Yetet"]·IT["Jetheth", "[יתת]"]·jav["Yetet", "Yétèt"]·KO["여뎃", "예텋의"]·PT["Yetet"]·RU["Йетеф"]·ES["Yetet"]·SW["Yethethi", "Yeti"]·TR["Yetet"]·urd["یتیت"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְתֵת n.pr.m. an Edomite chief Gn 36:40, 𝔊 Ιεβερ = 1 Ch 1:51, 𝔊 Ιεθετ; 𝔊L in both Ιεθερ.