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Teman

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts תֵּימָן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. TEE-mən(English)
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Meaning & History

Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament this was the name of a grandson of Esau for whom the town of Teman in Edom was named.

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Place Name DescendantTeman(Biblical Hebrew)

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Entry updated January 21, 2022
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