Midvash

תֵּימָאTêymâʼ

proper name [of a territory or people]: 'son' of Ishmael (Isaiah 21:14; Jeremiah 25:23; Genesis 25:5; 1 Chronicles 1:30; Job 6:19)

Pronunciation: tay-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8485

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
  • Job 6:19 The caravans from Tema search for this water; the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
  • Isaiah 21:14 O people of Tema, bring water to these thirsty people, food to these weary refugees.
  • Jeremiah 25:23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).