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tēmān תֵּימָן ‘south’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: denominative from yāmīn יָמִין ‘right’

tēmān n, f
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

Mentioned in Exodus 27:9, 38:9, 26:18, 26:35, 36:23 Numbers 2:10, 3:29, 10:6 Deuteronomy 3:27 Joshua 15:1, 13:4, 12:3 Isaiah 43:6 Ezekiel 21:2, 47:19, 48:28 Zechariah 9:14, 6:6 Psalms 78:26 Job 39:26, 9:9 Song of Songs 4:16

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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