Teman (תימן) means south in Hebrew.
It can also mean Yemen. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
south, Yemen
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Teman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פיוטידרום.
עֲלֵה רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה וְשָׂא עֵינֶיךָ יָמָּה וְצָפֹנָה וְתֵימָנָה וּמִזְרָחָה וּרְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ כִּי-לֹא תַעֲבֹר אֶת-הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה.
- 2שבט אֱדוֹמִי קדום או שטחו באדום. עקב חשיבותו בתרבות אדום, במקרא לרוב שֵם נרדף לאדום.
אַלּוּף קְנַז אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף מִבְצָר.
- 3מדינה בדרום חצי־האי ערב. גובלת מצפונה בערב הסעודית, ממזרחה בעומאן, ממערבה בים סוף, ומדרומה בים הערבי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Teman is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֵּימָן
- Written without vowel points
- תימן
- Said
- teman
- Root
- י־מ־נ
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵל
- Gematria
- 500
This is how Teman is said in other languages.
- English
- south, Yemen
These words mean nearly the same as Teman.
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These words mean the opposite of Teman.
These words rhyme with Teman.
The word Teman comes from the root י־מ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Teman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Teman.
What does Teman (תימן) mean in Hebrew?
Teman (תימן) means south and Yemen. It is said teman, with the stress on man.
What is a synonym for Teman (תימן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Teman (תימן) are דרום, נגב, ימין, and נגבה.
What is the opposite of Teman (תימן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Teman (תימן) are צפון.
What rhymes with Teman (תימן)?
Words that rhyme with Teman (תימן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תימן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.