Strong H84872 sensesתֵּימָן

Teman

Transliteration
têymân têmân
Pronunciation
{tay-mawn'} tay-mawn'

Meaning of the name

Teman = "south"

The 2 senses of Strong H8487

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8487 appears in 11 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Region and town in Edom, known for wisdomH8487H6 verses · 5 books
  2. Grandson of Esau, associated with an Edomite clanH8487G5 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles

General definition

The same as H8486; {Teman} the name of two {Edomites} and of the region and descendants of one of them: - {south} Teman.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • teman11

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:11
    And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
  2. 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,
  3. Genesis 36:42
    Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:36
    The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:53
    Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
  6. Jeremiah 49:7
    Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Amos 1:12
    But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
  10. Obadiah 1:9
    And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
  11. Habakkuk 3:3
    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.