H8485: תֵּימָא
Têymâʼ · pronounced tay-maw' · “Tema”
Definition
Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him
KJV translates it as: Tema.
Word origin: or תֵּמָא; probably of foreign derivation;
Extended definition
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15;
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
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8485 is translated
- tema ×5
Bible verses with H8485 (Têymâʼ)
Têymâʼ appears in 5 verses.
- Genesis 25:15
Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- 1 Chronicles 1:30
Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
- Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
- Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
- Jeremiah 25:23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,