HebrewH8485Proper Noun (Masculine)
תֵּימָא
te.ma
“Tema”
5Occurrences
H8485Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him
or תֵּמָא; probably of foreign derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Tema = "desert" 1) the 9th son of Ishmael 2) the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
תֵּימָא appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Isaiah
1
Jeremiah
1
Job
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:30BSB
Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
Genesis 25:15BSB
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Isaiah 21:14BSB
Bring water for the thirsty,O dwellers of Tema;meet the refugees with food.
Jeremiah 25:23BSB
Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
Job 6:19BSB
The caravans of Tema look for water;the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
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