The meaning of “תֵּימָן”

Understanding Têymân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

תֵּימָן

Phonetictay-mawn'

TransliterationTêymân

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or תֵּמָן Têmân (tay-mawn'); the same as תֵּימָן south, Teman. - § Teman = "south" - Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them 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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

11 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 36:15	“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,”
1 Chronicles 1:53	“Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,”
Jeremiah 49:20	“Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.”
Ezekiel 25:13	“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.”
Amos 1:12	“But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

11x

Most Frequent Book

Genesis

Book Distribution

Genesis3

1 Chronicles2

Jeremiah2

Ezekiel1

Amos1

Obadiah1

Habakkuk1

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