Lexical Definition

‎תֶּמַח‎ Temach (teh'-makh) Temah ^N:N-M-P
of uncertain derivation

Tamah, Thamah.

• § Tamah or Thamah = "laughter"
• Temach, one of the Nethinim

1) a head of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תָּ֑מַח‎ proper name, masculine head of a Jewish family, Ezra 2:53 = Neh 7:55 ᵐ5 Θεμα (Nehemiah Ημαθ ᵐ5^L Θεμαα ‎תָּמִיד‎ see ‎מוד‎ p. 556.‎תַּמִּים‎ Exod 26:24; Exod 36:29 see [‎תָּאַם‎]. p. 1060f

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of a family of temple servants

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Temah was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.53;
• only referred to as Temah תֶּמַח.

Temah is mentioned in Ezra 2:53 and Nehemiah 7:55 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of non-Israelites who assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Temah's descendants were among those who returned with Zerubbabel to help rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem.

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