Têymânîy — H8489

Definition

masculine proper noun

a Temanite or descendant of Teman

1. Temanite or Temani = see Teman "southward"
2. an inhabitant of Teman located east of Idumea
3. a descendant of Teman, the grandson of Esau and a duke of Edom

Usually translated as

Temanite, Temani

Origin

patronymically from H8487

• Derived from Têymân (H8487)

Occurrences

Têymânîy occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (6)

• Genesis 36:34 — And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani (הַתֵּימָנִֽי) reigned in his stead.
• 1 Chronicles 1:45 — And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites (הַתֵּימָנִֽי) reigned in his stead.
• Job 2:11 — Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite (הַתֵּימָנִי֙), and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
• Job 4:1 — Then Eliphaz the Temanite (הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י) answered and said,
• Job 15:1 — Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite (הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י), and said,
• Job 22:1 — Then Eliphaz the Temanite (הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י) answered and said,
• Job 42:7 — And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite (הַתֵּֽימָנִ֗י), My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
• Job 42:9 — So Eliphaz the Temanite (הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י) and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.