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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.

First appearance

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

Every verse that names Tema

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

Gen 25:151Chr 1:30Job 6:19Isa 21:14Jer 25:23

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