- Original: תּמא תּימא - Transliteration: Teyma' - Phonetic: tay-maw' - Definition: Tema = desert n pr m 1. the 9th son of Ishmael n pr loc 2. the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael - Origin: probably of foreign derivation - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: Probably of foreign derivation; Tema a son of Ishmael and the region settled by him: - Tema. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Tema, 5 Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30; Job 6:19; Isaiah 21:14; Jeremiah 25:23