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
name of: תַּדְמֹר
- Tamar = "palm-tree"
- Sothernmost tip of Judah
- Another name of tad.mor (תַּדְמֹר "Tadmor" תַּדְמֹר)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 BuhlG 184. — בַּעַל תָּמָר see בַּעַל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 38:6 · 38:11 · 38:13 · 38:24 |
| Ruth | 4:12 |
| 2 Samuel | 13:1 · 13:2 · 14:27 |
| 1 Kings | 9:18 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:4 |
| 2 Chronicles | 3:9 · 8:4 |
| Ezekiel | 47:19 · 48:28 |