Obadiah 1:9
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter."
Word-by-Word Analysis
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
תֵּימָן
Têymân
Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them
חָתַת
châthath
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
קֵץ
qêts
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
תֵּימָן Têymân
Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them
Study H8487 →חָתַת châthath
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
Study H2865 →נָכָה nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Study H5221 →Cross References
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the swor...
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they ha...
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: su...
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
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