A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11;

son of: Eliphaz (H0464);

brother of: Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)

§ Teman = "south"

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

3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea

Teman = "south"

the region occupied by the descendants of Teman, located east of Idumea

Also named: te.ma.ni (תֵּימָנִי "Temanite" H8489)

Root √ימן: ימן אמן confirm right hand stronger confirming (√ of foll.; found in deriv. in all cogn. but orig. mng. dubious; Thes al. comp. whenceas the; others fr. use of right hand inby an oath).

תֵּימָן n.pr m loc . (. et). a N. district of Edom, poet. often = Edom; as name of an Edomite chief