Bible Dictionary
Temeni
Temeni was a son of Ashur and a descendant associated with southern Judah. His name means a southerner.
Definition
Temeni was a son of Ashur and a descendant associated with southern Judah. The name means “a southerner.”
Biblical Usage
Temeni appears in the genealogy of Ashur, the father of Tekoa.
Historical Background
The name is connected with southern Judah and is comparable with Teman and the patronymic Temani.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
One of the sons of Ashur, the father of Tekoa (1 Chr. 4:6).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
son of Ashur the father of Tekoa, by his wife Naarah. (1 Chronicles 4:6) (B.C. about 1450.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>tem'-e-ni, te'-me-ni (temeni, Baer, timeni; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Thaiman; Lucian, Thaimanei): The word temeni means a southerner, i.e. of Southern Judah; compare TEMAN (patronymic temani), the name of Edom (Ge 36:11, etc.), the "son" of Ashhur (1Ch 4:6).</p>