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Lexicon :: Strong's H8487 - têmān

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תֵּימָן
Transliteration
têmān
Pronunciation
tay-mawn'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

תֵּימָן Têymân, tay-mawn'; or תֵּמָן Têmân; the same as H8486; Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them:—south, Teman.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H8487 in the following manner: Teman (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H8487 in the following manner: Teman (11x).

  1. Teman = "south"

    proper masculine noun

    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

      proper locative noun

    3. the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תֵּימָן Têymân, tay-mawn'; or תֵּמָן Têmân; the same as H8486; Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them:—south, Teman.
STRONGS H8487: Abbreviations
† II. תֵּימָן proper name (masculine and) of a location a northern district of Edom, poetic often = Edom Amos 1:12 (|| אֱדוֺם Amos 1:11, and בָּצְרָה), Obadiah 9 (|| הַרעֵֿשָׂו), Jeremiah 49:7, 20; Ezekiel 25:13 (all || אֱדוֺם); Habakkuk 3:3 (|| הַר־פָּארָן); probably also Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:4 (both D); in Genesis 36 (three times) (P) as name of an Edomite chief, son of אֱלִיפַז and grandson of Esau Genesis 3:11 = 1 Chronicles 1:36; 1 Chronicles 1:42 = 1 Chronicles 1:53; so תֵּו֯מָן Genesis 36:15. — See further BuhlEdomiter 30.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:11; 36:15

Joshua

12:3; 13:4

1 Chronicles

1:36; 1:42; 1:53

Jeremiah

49:7; 49:20

Ezekiel

25:13

Amos

1:11; 1:12

Obadiah

1:9

Habakkuk

3:3

H8487

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Strong's Number H8487 matches the Hebrew תֵּימָן (têmān),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:11 - The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:15 - These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:42 - Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:36 - The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,[fn] Gatam and Kenaz; by Timna: Amalek.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:53 - Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:7 - Concerning Edom: This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Therefore, hear what the LORD has planned against Edom, what he has purposed against those who live in Teman: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:13 - therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:12 - I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:9 - Your warriors, Teman, will be terrified, and everyone in Esau’s mountains will be cut down in the slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:3 - God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.[fn] His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.
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