תֵּימָן
te.man
south
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "te.man" (H8486) is a term that refers to the "south" direction or region. This geographical designation is used 23 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in ancient Jewish culture and navigation. The word is likely derived from the root "yaman," which suggests a direction or orientation. In its usage, "te.man" is often employed to describe the location of places, such as cities, mountains, or rivers, in relation to the cardinal directions. For example, it might be used to indicate that a city lies to the south of another, or that a journey will take one southward. This word also appears in poetic and literary contexts, where it may be used to evoke a sense of warmth, abundance, or fertility associated with the south. The significance of "te.man" lies in its role as a fundamental concept in ancient Jewish geography and navigation. By understanding the direction and location of places, the ancient Israelites could better comprehend their world and make sense of their experiences. The use of this word in the Bible highlights the importance of spatial awareness and orientation in ancient Jewish culture.
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Occurrences in Scripture
23 total occurrences across the text
He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.
Job 39:26“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?
Exodus 38:9He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
Psalms 78:26He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Song of Solomon 4:16Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.
Isaiah 43:6I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South.
Ezekiel 47:19“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 47:19“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 48:28“By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.
Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.”
Zechariah 9:14Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
Exodus 26:18You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
Exodus 26:35You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lamp stand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. You shall put the table on the north side.
Exodus 27:9“You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side.
Exodus 36:23He made the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.
Numbers 2:10“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.
Numbers 10:6When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
Deuteronomy 3:27Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan.
Joshua 12:3and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
Joshua 13:4on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
Joshua 15:1The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.