Tema — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֵּימָא

תֵּימָא

Têymâʼ · pronounced tay-maw' · Strong's H8485 · a man and a place

Tema means Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him.

Strong's definition

or תֵּמָא; probably of foreign derivation; Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him.

Gen 25:15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: (KJV)

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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