Lexical Definition

‎תַּדְמֹר‎ Tadmôr (tad-more') Tadmor ^N:N--L
or תַּמֹּר Tammôr (tam-more'); (1 Kings 9:18), apparently from ‎תָּמָר‎; palm-city

Tadmor.

• § Tadmor = "palm tree"
• Tadmor, a place near Palestine

1) a city built by Solomon after his conquest of Hamath-zobah

Extended Information

• Tadmor = "palm tree"
• Also named: ta.mar (‎ת‎ָּ‎מ‎ָ‎ר‎ "Tamar" תָּמָר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: תָּמָר

‎תַּדְמֹר‎ proper name, of a location built by Solomon, according to 1Kgs 9:18 Qr = 2Chr 8:8 Tadmor = Palmyra (RS^{Ency. Brit.} (9) PALMYBA Mommsen^{Röm. Geschichte.} see 423, compare Lag^{BN 125}); but read in both places ‎תָּמָר‎ Th RS^l.c. Mommsen^l.c. Kmp Benz Kit Bur Reckend^{ZMG xiii (1888), 402} Lag^l.c. GASm^{Geogr, 270, N. 2; 580, N. 2}; see II. ‎תָּמָר‎.

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Tadmor • City built by Solomon in the wilderness

Tadmor (or Tamar), a city built by Solomon in the wilderness, possibly the later site of Palmyra (1 Kgs. 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:4).

• A location first mentioned at 1Ki.9.18;
• referred to as Tadmor תַּדְמֹר, or Tamar (=Ketiv. Qere, KJV, NIV= Tadmor) תָּמָר.
  

Tadmor, also known as Tamar, was a city built by King Solomon in the wilderness. It is mentioned in 1 Kings 9:18 and 2 Chronicles 8:4. The name "Tadmor" is derived from the Semitic word for "palm tree," while "Tamar" means "date palm." The city's location in the wilderness suggests that it was situated in an oasis, possibly to serve as a trade center or a fortified outpost. Many scholars identify Tadmor with the later city of Palmyra, a prominent trading hub in the Syrian Desert during the Roman period. However, this identification remains uncertain. The construction of Tadmor demonstrates Solomon's efforts to expand his kingdom and control trade routes.

All entries for Tadmor or Tamar: תַּדְמֹר ☩ תָּמָר