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Teman — a region or city in Edom, associated with wisdom traditions and prophetic oracles of judgment
The proper noun תֵּימָן (Teman) designates a region or city in northern Edom, traditionally linked to Teman son of Eliphaz son of Esau (Gen 36:11, 15, 42). Teman was renowned for its wise men, a reputation reflected in Jeremiah's rhetorical question: 'Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?' (Jer 49:7). Eliphaz the Temanite, Job's most prominent interlocutor, hails from this tradition. The prophets target Teman in oracles against Edom (Jer 49:7, 20; Ezek 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obad 9). In Habakkuk 3:3, God comes 'from Teman' in a theophanic march, paralleling Sinai traditions. Spanish 'Temán,' Arabic 'تَيْمَان,' Hindi 'तेमान,' Korean '데만.'
Senses
1. Teman (place name) — A region or principal city in Edom, named after Teman grandson of Esau (Gen 36:11, 15, 42; 1 Chr 1:36, 53). Famous for its wisdom tradition, it is the homeland of Eliphaz the Temanite (Job 2:11). Prophetic oracles announce judgment against Teman as representative of all Edom (Jer 49:7, 20; Ezek 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obad 9). Habakkuk 3:3 places God's theophanic approach 'from Teman,' paralleling Mount Paran. All eleven occurrences refer to this single geographic and tribal entity, split across grammatical frames (bare, 'from,' 'in,' construct). 11×
amh["ቴማን"]·AR["تيمان", "تَيْمانَ", "تَيْمانُ", "تِيمَانَ", "عَلى-تيمانَ", "فِي-تِيمَانَ", "مِنْ-تَيْمَانَ", "مِنْ-تِيمَان"]·ben["তেমন", "তেমন-থেকে", "তেমনে", "তেমান", "তেমানের", "তৈমনে", "তৈমান", "থেকে-তেমন"]·ces["Témane"]·dan["Teman,"]·DE["Teman", "[בתימן]", "[מתימן]", "[תימן]"]·ell["Θαιμάν,"]·EN["Teman", "Teyman", "from-Teman", "in-Teyman", "on-Teman"]·FR["Teman", "Téman", "Téman,", "[בתימן]", "[תימן]"]·guj["તેમાન"]·hat["Teman"]·hau["Teman"]·heb["ב-תימן", "מ-תימן", "תימן"]·HI["तेमान", "तेमान-के", "तेमान-से", "में-तेमान"]·hun["Témán"]·ID["Teman", "dari-Teman", "dari-Teman,", "di-Teman", "hai-Teman", "ke-dalam-Teman"]·IT["Teman", "[בתימן]", "[מתימן]", "[תימן]", "o-Teman"]·jav["Teman", "Téman", "hé-Teman", "ing-Teman", "ing-Tèman", "saking-Teman", "saking-Téman"]·JA["テマン-よ"]·KO["데만", "데만-에서", "데만과", "데만아", "데만에", "데만으로부터-", "데만의", "떼만에"]·mar["तेमाना।"]·mya["တေမန်"]·nld["Teman"]·nor["Teman"]·pnb["تیمان"]·pol["Temanie"]·PT["Teiman", "Teman", "de-Teiman", "desde-Teman", "em-Teman", "ó-Temã"]·ron["Teman,"]·RU["Тейман", "Теймана", "Теман", "в-Теймане", "на-Феман", "от-Темана", "развалинам"]·ES["Teman", "Temán", "de-Temán", "desde-Temán", "en-Temán"]·SW["Temani", "katika-Temani", "kutoka-Temani"]·swe["Teman"]·tam["தேமான்"]·tel["తేమాను"]·tgl["Teman"]·TH["เทมาน"]·TR["-de-Teman'da", "Teman", "Teman'a", "Teman'dan", "Teman'ın"]·ukr["Темане"]·urd["تیمان", "تیمان-سے", "تیمان-میں", "سے-تیمان"]·VI["hỡi-Thê-man"]·yor["Témánì"]·yue["提曼"]·ZH["提幔"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. תֵּימָן n.pr. (m. et) loc. a N. district of Edom, poet. often = Edom Am 1:12 (‖ אֱדוֹם v 11, and בָּצְרָה), Ob 9 (‖ הַר־עֵשָׂו), Je 49:7, 20; Ez 25:13 (all ‖ אֱדוֹם Hb 3:3 (‖ הַר־פָּארָן; prob. also Jos 12:3; 13:4 (both D); in Gn 3:6 (P) as name of an Edomite chief, son of אֱלִיפַז and grandson of Esau v 11 = 1 Ch 1:36; v 42 = 1 Ch 1:53; so תֵּומָ֯ן Gn 36:15.—Vid. further BuhlEdomiter 30; cf. תֵּימָא (p. 1066).