Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(Gen. 36:34; Job 2:11). [TEMAN.]
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Son of Eliphaz, a son of Esau, and a duke of Edom; also his descendants and the district inhabited by them. It is four times connected with Edom, and twice with Dedan: this associates it with the south. Its wisdom is spoken of, and God’s judgments are pronounced upon it. One of Job’s friends was Eliphaz the Temanite (Gen. 36:11,15,34,42; 1 Chron. 1:36,45,53; Job 2:11; Jer. 49:7, 20; Ezek. 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obad. 9; Hab. 3, in the margin “south”). Not identified.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Teymaniy
Meaning:
patronymically from 8487; a Temanite or descendant of Teman
KJV Usage:
Temani, Temanite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
gentilic of Teman
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
A descendant of Teman; Eliphaz the. Temanite was one of the wise men of Edom, Job 2:11.