Bible Names

Teman: meaning of the name

Teman means “Temani, the south; Africa; perfect.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

People named Teman in the Bible

Places named Teman

Teman in Scripture

“Teman” appears in 11 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 36:11

    And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

  • Genesis 36:15

    These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

  • Genesis 36:42

    Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:36

    The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:53

    Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

  • Jeremiah 49:7

    Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

  • Jeremiah 49:20

    Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

  • Ezekiel 25:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.