Word Study · Strong's H8487 · Hebrew
תֵּימָן
Teman
tay-mawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Têymân
“Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them
Rendered in the KJV as
south, Teman.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- בְּתֵימָ֑ן2
- תֵּימָ֖ן2
- מִתֵּימָ֔ן1
- מִתֵּימָ֣ן1
- תֵימָ֑ן1
- תֵּימָ֣ן1
- תֵּימָן֙1
- תֵּימָ֤ן1
- תֵּימָ֑ן1
How it is rendered · 5
- Teman6
- from Teman2
- in Teman1
- O Teman1
- on Teman1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)5
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 5
- HR/Npl · 4
- HNpl · 2
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis3 of 11 · 27%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 11 · 18%
- Jeremiah2 of 11 · 18%
- Ezekiel1 of 11 · 9%
- Amos1 of 11 · 9%
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Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 36:11תֵּימָ֣ןteimanproper noun (a name)The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.here: Teman
- Genesis 36:15תֵּימָן֙teimanproper noun (a name)These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,here: Teman
- Genesis 36:42תֵּימָ֖ןteimanproper noun (a name)Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,here: Teman
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 49:7בְּתֵימָ֑ןbeteimanpreposition + proper noun (a name)Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?here: in Teman
- Jeremiah 49:20תֵימָ֑ןteimanproper noun (a name)Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.here: Teman
Amos1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's