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תֵּימָן

𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤍

têymân

H8486 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Proper noun: Teman, a region and city associated with the descendants of Esau, specifically an Edomite clan or territory. Common noun: The south, or southern direction/region; also used of the south wind. The term denotes both a specific geographic location (Teman) and a general direction (south), and by extension, can indicate southern people or regions connected with Edom.

Semantic Range

Teman (region/city/clan of Edom), south (direction), southern region or area, south wind, person from Teman (Temanite)

Root / Etymology

The word תֵּימָן (têymân) is derived from the root יָמִן (y-m-n), meaning 'right hand' or 'south.' The association stems from ancient orientation facing the east (the direction of sunrise), placing the south on one's right. תֵּימָן is thus a denominative from this root, referring both generally to the southern direction and more specifically to a geographic region or group identified as Teman.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, תֵּימָן refers most frequently to a geographic region associated with Edom, and is often cited as the homeland of one of Edom's chief clans (Genesis 36:11, Jeremiah 49:20). It is sometimes used more broadly to denote the southern region or points of the compass (Ezekiel 20:46), or to represent the south wind (Psalms 78:26). In poetry and prophecy, Teman can carry connotations of wisdom (see Job 2:11), power, or military threat (Amos 1:12, Obadiah 1:9). Over time, 'Teman' functions both as a proper name and a directional term, and English translations (e.g. 'south,' 'Temanite') often obscure the nuanced Israelite understanding that linked geography, direction, ancestry, and political affiliations. In Second Temple and later literature, the specific Edomite/Temanite association persists, but translation as 'south' sometimes generalizes the meaning beyond its historical-clan context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or תֵּמָן; denominative from יָמִין; the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east); south (side, -ward, wind).

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Root Family

ימן (y-m-n) — right hand, south, turn right, use the right hand

Root ימן right hand, south, to turn right, to use the right hand
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3117 יוֹם the right side
H3225 יָמִין in right hand
H3226 יָמִין to Yamin
H3227 יְמִינִי right-side man
H3228 יְמִינִי the Jaminite

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H8486-06 תֵימָֽנָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south 12
H8486-05 תֵימָֽן teyman HNcfsa of the south Southland (Teman) O south wind 4
H8486-01 הַ/תֵּימָֽן hateyman HTd/Ncfsa the-south the south the south 1
H8486-03 מִ/תֵּימָ֞ן miteyman HR/Ncfsa from the south from the southland from the southland 1
H8486-08 וּ/מִ֨/תֵּימָ֔ן umiteyman HC/R/Ncfsa and-from-south and from the south and from the south 1
H8486-09 וְ/תֵימָ֥נָ/ה veteymanah HC/Ncfsa/Sd and southward southland and southward 1
H8486-07 וּ/לְ/תֵימָ֖ן uleteyman HC/R/Ncfsa and to the south and to the south and to the south 1
H8486-02 לְ/תֵימָֽן leteyman HR/Ncfsa toward the south to the south to the south 1
H8486-04 תֵמָֽן teman HNcfsa the south southland the south 1

Occurrences in Scripture

23 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H8486-06 Exodus 26:18 תֵימָֽנָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Exodus 26:35 תֵּימָ֑נָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd toward the south toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Exodus 27:9 תֵּ֠ימָנָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Exodus 36:23 תֵּימָֽנָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Exodus 38:9 תֵּימָ֗נָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Numbers 2:10 תֵּימָ֖נָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd on the south side toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Numbers 3:29 תֵּימָֽנָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-06 Numbers 10:6 תֵּימָ֑נָ/ה teymanah HNcfsa/Sd southward toward the south toward the south
H8486-09 Deuteronomy 3:27 וְ/תֵימָ֥נָ/ה veteymanah HC/Ncfsa/Sd and southward southland and southward
H8486-08 Joshua 12:3 וּ/מִ֨/תֵּימָ֔ן umiteyman HC/R/Ncfsa and-from-south and from the south and from the south
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