Temani — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֵּימָנִי

תֵּימָנִי

Têymânîy · pronounced tay-maw-nee' · Strong's H8489 · a man · also spelled Temanite

Temani means a Temanite or descendant of Teman.

Built from

תֵּימָן Têymân (patronymically from, H8487) — Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

patronymically from H8487; a Temanite or descendant of Teman.

First appearance

Gen 36:34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. (KJV)

Every verse that names Temani

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Job

Gen 36:341Chr 1:45Job 2:11Job 4:1Job 15:1Job 22:1Job 42:7Job 42:9

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