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Tema
Biblical Persons & Places
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תֵּימָא (te.ma) — Tema. 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
תֵּימָא (te.ma) — Tema.
§ Tema = "desert" the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of People
Tema = man; ◄ son of Ishmael, son of Abraham; ► regarded as founder of a nation bearing the same name
Names of Groups
Tema = ethnic group; ► known for cutting the hair on their temples; regarded as descendants of one of Abraham's sons
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תֵּימָא n.pr.terr. et gent. ‘son’ of Ishmael base