Lexical Definition

‎תֵּימָן‎ Têymân (tay-mawn') Teman ^N:N-M-P
or תֵּמָן Têmân (tay-mawn'); the same as ‎תֵּימָן‎

south, Teman.

• § Teman = "south"
• Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them

n pr m
1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom
2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people
n pr loc
3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea

Extended Information

• Teman = "south"
• the region occupied by the descendants of Teman, located east of Idumea
• Also named: te.ma.ni (‎ת‎ֵּ‎ימ‎ָ‎נ‎ִ‎י‎ "Temanite" תֵּימָנִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎תֵּימָן‎ proper name (masculine and) of a location a northern district of Edom, poetic often = Edom Amos 1:12 (|| ‎אֱדוֺם‎ vAmos 1:11, and ‎בָּצְרָה‎), Obad 1:9 (|| ‎הַרעֵֿשָׂו‎), Jer 49:7; Jer 49:20; Ezek 25:13 (all || ‎אֱדוֺם‎); Hab 3:3 (|| ‎הַרפָּֿארָן‎); probably also Josh 12:3; Josh 13:4 (both D); in Gen 3:6 (P) as name of an Edomite chief, son of ‎אֱלִיפַז‎ and grandson of Esau vGen 3:11 = 1Chr 1:36 v1Chr 1:42 = 1Chr 1:53 so ‎תֵּו֯מָן‎ Gen 36:15. — See further Buhl^{Edomiter 30}.

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Profile

Teman • In Edom • Region and town in Edom, known for wisdom

Teman, a region and town in Edom, named after Esau's grandson, known for its wisdom (Jer. 49:7; Amos 1:12; Obad. 1:9).

• A location in Edom first mentioned at Jer.49.7;
• only referred to as Teman תֵּימָן.
  

Teman was a region and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman, the grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:11; 1 Chr. 1:36). It was located in the northern part of Edom, possibly near modern-day Tawilan, east of Petra (Ezek. 25:13). Teman was known for its wisdom, and the Temanites were famous for their wise men (Jer. 49:7; Obad. 1:8-9). Eliphaz, one of Job's comforters, was from Teman (Job 2:11). The region is mentioned in prophecies of judgment against Edom (Jer. 49:20; Amos 1:12; Hab. 3:3). Teman was an important Edomite tribe, and its name was sometimes used as a synonym for Edom itself (Amos 1:12; Obad. 1:9).

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