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Strong H84852 sensesתֵּימָא

Tema

Transliteration
têymâ' têmâ'
Pronunciation
{tay-maw'} tay-maw'

Meaning of the name

Tema = "desert"

The 2 senses of Strong H8485

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8485 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Arabian city and tribe known for tradeH8485H3 verses · Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah
  2. Son of Ishmael, associated with an Arabian cityH8485G2 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles

General definition

Probably of foreign derivation;
{Tema} a son of {Ishmael} and the region settled by him: - Tema.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • tema5

First verses

  1. Genesis 25:15
    Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:30
    Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
  3. Job 6:19
    The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
  4. Isaiah 21:14
    The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
  5. Jeremiah 25:23
    Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,