H8486 — תֵּימָן (têymân)

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Strong's H8486 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תֵּימָן (têymân)

Pronunciation: tay-mawn'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: or תֵּמָן (têmân); denominative from יָמִין (yâmîyn) [H3225];

Definition: the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)

KJV Renderings: south (side, -ward, wind).

Senses

  1. south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind
    1. south (of territory)
    2. southern quarter (of the sky)
    3. toward the south, southward (of direction)
    4. south wind

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2281 θάλασσα thálassa probably prolonged from G251 the sea (genitive case or specially) sea
G3047 λίψ líps probably from λείβω (leíbō) (to pour a "libation") the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter) southwest
G3558 νότος nótos of uncertain affinity the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself south (wind)
H3225 יָמִין yâmîyn from יָמַן (yâman) H3231 the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.