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Teman
Biblical Persons & Places
Teman
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11;
referred to as Teman (תֵּימָן), or Temanite (תֵּימָנִי);
son of Eliphaz;
a brother of Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Amalek and Korah.
Teman
Teman
A location in Edom first mentioned at Jer.49.7;
only referred to as Teman (תֵּימָן).
Strong's Definition
Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them
Derivation: or תֵּמָן; the same as H8486 (תֵּימָן);
KJV Usage: south, Teman.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Teman = "south"
n pr m
1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom
2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people
n pr loc
3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11;
son of: Eliphaz (H0464);
brother of: Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)
§ Teman = "south"
1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom
2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people
3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תֵּמָן / תֵּימָן
têymân / têmân
BDB Definition:
Teman = south
1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom (noun proper masculine)
2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people (noun proper masculine)
3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 11