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Tema
Biblical Persons & Places
Tema
Arabian living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15;
only referred to as Tema (תֵּימָא);
son of Ishmael;
a brother of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah and Mahalath.
Tema
Tema
A location first mentioned at Job.6.19;
only referred to as Tema (תֵּימָא).
Strong's Definition
Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him
Derivation: or תֵּמָא; probably of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Tema.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Tema = "desert"
n pr m
1) the 9th son of Ishmael
n pr loc
2) the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15;
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Tema = "desert"
1) the 9th son of Ishmael
2) the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תֵּמָא / תֵּימָא
têymâ / têmâ
BDB Definition:
Tema = desert
1) the 9th son of Ishmael (noun proper masculine)
2) the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 5