What does תֵּימָן mean in the Bible?
תֵּימָן is a Hebrew word meaning "the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)".
Hebrew · H8486
תֵּימָן
The south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
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תֵּימָן H8486
What does תֵּימָן mean in the Bible?
תֵּימָן is a Hebrew word meaning "the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (6), the south (4), of the south (2), On the south side (2), and south (1).
Where does תֵּימָן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Ezekiel (4), Joshua (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 6× Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9
the south 4× Exodus 26:35, Numbers 3:29, Ezekiel 20:46, Zechariah 6:6
of the south 2× Job 9:9, Zechariah 9:14
On the south side 2× Numbers 2:10, Numbers 10:6
and south 1× Deuteronomy 3:27
and southward 1× Joshua 12:3
and to the south 1× Isaiah 43:6
O south wind 1× Song Of Solomon 4:16
southern boundary 1× Joshua 15:1
the south wind 1× Psalms 78:26
to the south 1× Joshua 13:4
toward the south 1× Job 39:26
vvv 1× Ezekiel 47:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:18 תֵימָֽנָה׃ to . . . Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 26:35 תֵּימָ֑נָה to the south Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 27:9 תֵּ֠ימָנָה to . . . Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 36:23 תֵּימָֽנָה׃ to . . . Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 38:9 תֵּימָ֗נָה to . . . Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Numbers 2:10 תֵּימָ֖נָה to On the south side Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Numbers 3:29 תֵּימָֽנָה׃ to the south Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Numbers 10:6 תֵּימָ֑נָה to on the south side Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 3:27 וְתֵימָ֥נָה to and south Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 12:3 וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן to and southward Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:18
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 10
Exodus 5 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Job 2 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Zechariah 2
Source forms
תֵּימָ֑נָה 3x tê·mā·nāh Exodus 26:35, Numbers 10:6, Ezekiel 48:28
תֵימָֽן׃ 2x ṯê·mān Joshua 15:1, Psalms 78:26
תֵּימָ֖נָה 2x tê·mā·nāh Numbers 2:10, Ezekiel 47:19
תֵּימָ֔נָה 2x tê·mā·nāh Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 47:19
תֵּימָֽנָה׃ 2x tê·mā·nāh Exodus 36:23, Numbers 3:29
הַתֵּימָֽן׃ 1x hat·tê·mān Zechariah 6:6
וּלְתֵימָ֖ן 1x ū·lə·ṯê·mān Isaiah 43:6
וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן 1x ū·mit·tê·mān Joshua 12:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 12x Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23
Noun - feminine singular 5x Joshua 15:1, Job 9:9, Psalms 78:26, Song Of Solomon 4:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Zechariah 6:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 3:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 43:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Joshua 12:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 39:26
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Joshua 13:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
Source Gloss
the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east) BDB: south Usage: south (side, -ward, wind).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֵּימָן is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain