Strong's H8486 · Hebrew
תֵּימָן
têymân · /tay-mawn'/
Definition
the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
KJV: south (side, -ward, wind).
Root / derivation: or תֵּמָן; denominative from H3225 (יָמִין);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תֵּימָן across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus5 verses
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
Exodus 26:35And 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 27:9And 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 36:23And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
Exodus 38:9And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Numbers3 verses
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 3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
Numbers 10:6When 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.
Joshua3 verses
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: the south: or, Teman Ashdothpisgah: or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
Joshua 13:4From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: Mearah: or, the cave
Joshua 15:1This 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.
Job2 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Ezekiel3 verses
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 47:19And 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. strife: or, Meribah river: or, valley is the south side southward: or, is the south side toward Teman
Ezekiel 48:28And 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. strife: or, Meribahkadesh
Zechariah2 verses
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 9:14And 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8486 (têymân) mean?
the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
How many times does H8486 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8486 (תֵּימָן) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “south.”
How is têymân translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8486 is rendered as “south” (11×), “southward” (8×), “side” (2×), “coast” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word תֵּימָן come from?
or תֵּמָן; denominative from H3225 (יָמִין);