Strong H3877לוֹטָן

Lotan

Transliteration: lôţân
Pronunciation: lo-tawn'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H3875; {covering} {Lotan } an Idumaean: - Lotan.

Meaning of the name

Lotan = "covering"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20;
son of: Seir (H8165B);
brother of: Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Hori (H2753H), Hemam (H1950)

In the biblical story

Lotan

Son of Seir the Horite; chief of Edom

Lotan, a son of Seir the Horite and a chief of Edom (Gen.36.20,22,29; 1Ch.1.38,39).

In the Bible

Strong H3877 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

lotan5
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First verses

Genesis 36:20
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
Genesis 36:22
And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
Genesis 36:29
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
1 Chronicles 1:38
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
1 Chronicles 1:39
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.