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Strong's H8486 תֵּימָן (teyman)

teyman - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H8486
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 10

Strong's H8486 Quick Answer

Strong's H8486 תֵּימָן תֵּמָן (teyman) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. teyman (tay-mawn') (or teman {tay-mawn'}) n-f. 1. the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) [denominative from H3225] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include south. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
teyman (tay-mawn') (or teman {tay-mawn'}) n-f. 1. the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) [denominative from H3225]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
south

Meaning and Definition

teyman (tay-mawn') (or teman {tay-mawn'}) n-f. 1. the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) [denominative from H3225] KJV: south (side, -ward, wind). Root(s): H3225

Original Word
תֵּימָן תֵּמָן
Transliteration
teyman
Derivation
First root strongs: 3225
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8486. 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)

south

Usage: 1) south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind 1a) south (of territory) 1b) southern quarter (of the sky) 1c) toward the south, southward (of direction) 1d) south wind

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How Strong's H8486 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render teyman, 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.

south Exodus 26:18 20×

How Strong's H8486 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 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8486 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 H8486 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 26:18 KJV

And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

Exodus 26:35 KJV

And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

Exodus 27:9 KJV

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8486.

Exodus 26:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
Exodus 26:35 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
Exodus 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus 36:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
Exodus 38:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Numbers 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
Numbers 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
Deuteronomy 3:27 Old Testament, KJV
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Joshua 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
Joshua 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
Joshua 15:1 Old Testament, KJV
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
Job 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Job 39:26 Old Testament, KJV
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Psalms 78:26 Old Testament, KJV
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Song of Solomon 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Isaiah 43:6 Old Testament, KJV
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Ezekiel 20:46 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
Ezekiel 47:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 48:28 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
Zechariah 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
Zechariah 9:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8486, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8486 FAQ

What does teyman (תֵּימָן) mean?

Strong's H8486 is a Hebrew entry for H8486 תֵּימָן תֵּמָן (teyman). teyman (tay-mawn') (or teman {tay-mawn'}) n-f. 1. the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) [denominative from H3225]

How many times is teyman (תֵּימָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H8486 across 10 books.

Where can I study teyman (תֵּימָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8486 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate teyman (תֵּימָן)?

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