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תֵּימָן

𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤍

Teyman

H8487 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ימן to go right, to use the right hand, to turn southward

Definition

Proper noun referring to (1) a prominent Edomite clan and region southeast of ancient Israel, known as Teman; (2) by extension, the direction 'south' in Hebrew usage, especially in poetic or geographical contexts. The term denotes both a specific geographic area associated with Edom and a general orientation toward the southern direction.

Semantic Range

Teman (region or clan in Edom), southern region, the direction 'south', one descended from Teman

Root / Etymology

From the root ימן, meaning 'right hand' or 'south.' As biblical directions oriented eastward, the right hand signified the south. תֵּימָן derives from this root and came to denote both a place name in Edom and the direction 'south.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, Teman primarily designates a region or district within Edom, famously home to the 'wise men of Teman' (Jeremiah 49:7, Obadiah 1:8-9), and at times the term refers to a descendant of Esau (Genesis 36:11, 15, 34, 42). The designation became synonymous with a broader southern region and, in poetic literature (e.g., Habakkuk 3:3), symbols the south more generally. The term is sometimes translated simply as 'south' in English Bibles, which risks obscuring its identity as a specific location with historical and ethnic connotations. Later, especially in post-exilic and Second Temple texts, Teman as a geographic reference persists but its usage as a personal name or clan decreases. Distinct from later, more generic Hebrew terms for 'south' (e.g., נֶגֶב), תֵּימָן emphasizes linkage to Edom and its geography.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or תֵּמָן; the same as תֵּימָן; Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them; south, Teman.

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Root Family

ימן (y-m-n) — right hand, right side, southward orientation

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

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8487-03 תֵּימָ֣ן teyman HNp Teman Southland (Teman) 7
H8487-02 מִ/תֵּימָ֔ן miteyman HR/Np from Teman from Southland Teman 2
H8487-01 בְּ/תֵימָ֑ן beteyman HR/Np in Teman in Teman 2

Occurrences in Scripture

11 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8487-03 Genesis 36:11 תֵּימָ֣ן teyman HNp Teman Southland (Teman)
H8487-03 Genesis 36:15 תֵּימָן֙ teyman HNp Teman Southland (Teman)
H8487-03 Genesis 36:42 תֵּימָ֖ן teyman HNp Teman Southland (Teman)
H8487-01 Jeremiah 49:7 בְּ/תֵימָ֑ן beteyman HR/Np in Teman in Teman
H8487-03 Jeremiah 49:20 תֵימָ֑ן teyman HNp of Teman Southland (Teman)
H8487-02 Ezekiel 25:13 מִ/תֵּימָ֔ן miteyman HR/Np from Teman from Southland Teman
H8487-01 Amos 1:12 בְּ/תֵימָ֑ן beteyman HR/Np upon-Teman in Teman
H8487-03 Obadiah 1:9 תֵּימָ֑ן teyman HNp O-Teman Southland (Teman)
H8487-02 Habakkuk 3:3 מִ/תֵּימָ֣ן miteyman HR/Np from Teman from Southland Teman
H8487-03 1 Chronicles 1:36 תֵּימָ֤ן teyman HNp Teman Southland (Teman)
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