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Strong's H8485 תֵּימָא (teyma)

Teyma means “Tema” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8485
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 5

Strong's H8485 Quick Answer

Strong's H8485 תֵּימָא תֵּמָא (Teyma') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Teyma' (tay-maw') (or Temao {tay-maw'}) n/l. 1. Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him [probably of foreign derivation] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include tema. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Teyma' (tay-maw') (or Temao {tay-maw'}) n/l. 1. Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him [probably of foreign derivation]
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
tema

Meaning and Definition

Teyma' (tay-maw') (or Temao {tay-maw'}) n/l. 1. Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him [probably of foreign derivation] KJV: Tema.

Original Word
תֵּימָא תֵּמָא
Transliteration
Teyma'
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8485. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Tema

Usage: A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Tema = "desert" 1) the 9th son of Ishmael 2) the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael

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How Strong's H8485 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Teyma', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Tema Genesis 25:15

How Strong's H8485 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8485 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8485 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 25:15 KJV

Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

Job 6:19 KJV

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8485.

Genesis 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
Job 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Isaiah 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Jeremiah 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8485, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8485 FAQ

What does teyma (תֵּימָא) mean?

Teyma (Strong's H8485) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Tema". Teyma' (tay-maw') (or Temao {tay-maw'}) n/l. 1. Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him [probably of foreign derivation]

How many times is teyma (תֵּימָא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H8485 across 5 books.

Where can I study teyma (תֵּימָא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8485 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate teyma (תֵּימָא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tema. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.