Lexical Definition

‎תָּמָר‎ Tâmâr (taw-mawr') Tamar ^N:N-F-P
the same as ‎תָּמָר‎

Tamar.

• § Tamar = "palm-tree"
• Tamar, the name of three women and a place

n pr f
1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah
2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David
3) daughter of Absalom
n pr loc
4) a place on the southern border of Gad

See Greek: Θάμαρ

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.14.27
• daughter of: Absalom (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם); married to Uriel (אוּרִיאֵל)
• mother of: Maacah (מַעֲכָה)

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Also see: בַּעַל תָּמָר

II. ‎תָּמָר‎₂₅ proper name

1. feminine
a. daughter-in-law of Judah Gen 38:6; Gen 38:11 (twice in verse); Gen 38:13; Gen 38:24; 1Chr 2:4; Ruth 4:12.
b. daughter of David, sister of Absalom 2Sam 13:1; 2Sam 13:2 + 11 t. 13, 2Chr 3:9.
c. daughter of Absalom 2Sam 14:27.

2. location Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28; 1Kgs 9:18 Kt ( > Qr ‎תַּדְמֹר‎ q. v.), so read also || 2Chr 8:4 (for ᵑ0 ‎תַּדְמֹר‎); site not certain, compare Buhl^{G 184.} — ‎בַּעַל תָּמָר‎ see ‎בַּעַל‎.

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Profile

Female • Absalom's daughter • Absalom's beautiful daughter

Absalom's daughter living at the time of United Monarchy

Tamar was the beautiful daughter of Absalom, named after his tragic sister.

• Absalom's daughter from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.14.27;
• only referred to as Tamar תָּמָר;
• a daughter of Absalom אֲבִישָׁלוֹם;
• wife of Uriel אוּרִיאֵל;
• mother of Maacah מַעֲכָה.

Tamar is mentioned in 2 Samuel 14:27 as the beautiful daughter of Absalom. She was likely named after Absalom's full sister Tamar, who was tragically raped by their half-brother Amnon.

All entries for Tamar: תָּמָר

Related Profiles:

• Absalom (father)
• Uriel (spouse)
• Maacah (child)