In the bible, Kenaz is the name of the son of Eliphaz (GEN 36:11) and chief of Edom (GEN 36:15, 42), as well as name of father of Othniel, brother of Caleb (JOS 15:17) and son of Elah and grandson of Caleb (1CH 4:15). Meaning of the name: this purchase; this lamentation. Related names are:
Teman,
Othniel,
Caleb (and others ...)
. The translations of Kenaz in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Kê-Na in Vietnamese to
كناز in Arabic!
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. (GEN 36:11)
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, (GEN 36:15)
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, (GEN 36:42)
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. (JOS 15:17)
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. (JDG 1:13)
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. (JDG 3:9)
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. (JDG 3:11)
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. (1CH 1:36)
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, (1CH 1:53)
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. (1CH 4:13)
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. (1CH 4:15)