תָּמָר
ta.marProper Noun (Feminine)H8559
Tamar
From: the same as H8558 (תָּמָר);
Short Definition
Tamar, the name of three women and a place
Full Lexicon Entry
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; married to Judah (H3063) and Er (H6147); mother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Also named: Thamar (*Θάμαρ *"Tamar" G2283) § Tamar = "palm-tree" 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and ) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of ) daughter of Absalom 4) a place on the southern border of Gad
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology N:N-F-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
23 timesAppears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Samuel
13
Genesis
4
Ezk
3
1 Chronicles
2
Ruth
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 2:4
- 2 Samuel 13:4
- 2 Samuel 13:8
- 2 Samuel 13:22
- Ezk 47:19
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