H5933 H5933
Alvah/Aliah; an Edomite chief listed in Genesis and Chronicles
This name appears in the genealogies of Edomite chiefs descended from Esau, with variant spellings in the Masoretic tradition. Genesis 36:40 has Alvah, while 1 Chronicles 1:51 shows both Ketiv (Alyah) and Qere (Alvah) readings, demonstrating textual variation in proper name transmission. The individual is listed among the 'chiefs of Edom' according to their clans and regions. The Septuagint's varied Greek forms (Gola, Aloua) show ancient translators grappling with the same textual uncertainties. The name's etymology is uncertain, though it may relate to roots suggesting height or exaltation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Three occurrences (Genesis and Chronicles with Ketiv/Qere variant) all referring to one Edomite chief. The multilingual evidence shows the textual variants: Alvah/Aliah/Alva, with some versions bracketing the Hebrew forms to acknowledge the manuscript uncertainty. The genealogical lists in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 serve to document Edom's tribal structure, fulfilling the promise that Esau would father chiefs and kings. The textual variants reflect the challenges of preserving ancient Near Eastern proper names through centuries of manuscript transmission. 3×
AR["[عَلْيَة]", "عَلْوَة", "عَلْوَةَ"]·ben["(অলবা)", "[অলিয়া]", "আলবার"]·DE["Alwa", "[עלוה]", "[עליה]"]·EN["(Alvah)", "Alvah", "[K: Alyah]"]·FR["Alvah", "[עלוה]", "[עליה]"]·heb["עלוה", "עליה"]·HI["(अल्वा)", "[अल्वा]", "अल्वा"]·ID["Alwa", "[Alwa]"]·IT["Alvah", "[עלוה]", "[עליה]"]·jav["Alwa", "Alwah", "[Alwa]"]·KO["(알와)", "알와", "알와의"]·PT["'Alvah", "('Alvah)", "['Alyah]"]·RU["Альва", "Йетет", "вождь"]·ES["(Alva)", "Alvah", "[Alya]"]·SW["(Alva)", "Alwa", "[Alva]"]·TR["Alva", "Yetet", "reis"]·urd["(علوہ)", "[علیہ]", "علوہ"]
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
† II. עַלְוָה n.pr.m. in Edom Gn 36:40 (P) = 1 Ch 1:51 Qr (Kt עליה), 𝔊 Γωλα; 𝔊LChr Αλουα.