תֵּימָא
Têymâʼ · tay-maw'
Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him
Lexicon
Derivation: or תֵּמָא; probably of foreign derivation;
Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tema.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep › strength, the leader
The mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תֵּימָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and tema3 · 60%
- of tema2 · 40%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.