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תָּמָר

Strong’s: H8558 · H8559

Associated OET lemmas: תָּמָר

Authors: Sarah Lind

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related names: בַּעַל תָּמָר; עִיר הַתְּמָרִים

Related lemmas: תֹּמֶר

Sense 1: date palm

Semantic domains: Trees (001003002)

Core domains: Plant (125)

Definition: = a type of palm tree, which reaches a height of 10-20 m and has a cluster of large leaves at the top; ◄ Phoenix dactylifera; ► it is cultivated for its edible sweet fruit, about the size of a human thumb, which grows in clusters; ≈ it is symbol of elegance and grace

Further resources: Flora:2.5

EXO 15:27: RV EXO 15:27 · LV EXO 15:27 · Read together EXO 15:27

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OET-RV EXO 15:27

27 Then they moved on and came to Eylim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.

OET-LV EXO 15:27

27 And_they _came to_ʼĒylim and_there two _plus ten springs _of water and_seventy palm _trees and_they _encamped there at the_waters.

LEV 23:40: RV LEV 23:40 · LV LEV 23:40 · Read together LEV 23:40

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OET-RV LEV 23:40

40 On that first day, you’ll all bring the fruit from your trees, along with palm branches, leafy branches, and willow branches from beside the creeks, and you’ll all happily celebrate in front of your god Yahweh for seven days.

OET-LV LEV 23:40

40 And_you(pl)_will _take to/for_you(pl) in _the_day (the)_first fruit _of tree[s]_of splendour branches _of palm _trees and_branch[es]_of tree[s] leafy and_poplars _of a _wadi and_you(pl)_will _rejoice to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your(pl) seven _of days.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 15:27 · LV EXO 15:27 · Read together EXO 15:27

LEV: RV LEV 23:40 · LV LEV 23:40 · Read together LEV 23:40

NUM: RV NUM 33:9 · LV NUM 33:9 · Read together NUM 33:9

DEU: RV DEU 34:3 · LV DEU 34:3 · Read together DEU 34:3

JDG: RV JDG 1:16 · RV JDG 3:13 · LV JDG 1:16 · LV JDG 3:13 · Read together JDG 1:16 · Read together JDG 3:13

CH2: RV CH2 28:15 · LV CH2 28:15 · Read together CH2 28:15

NEH: RV NEH 8:15 · LV NEH 8:15 · Read together NEH 8:15

PSA: RV PSA 92:12 · LV PSA 92:13 · Read together PSA 92:12

SNG: RV SNG 7:7–8 · LV SNG 7:8–9 · Read together SNG 7:7–8

JOL: RV JOL 1:12 · LV JOL 1:12 · Read together JOL 1:12

Form 2

Part of speech: np

Name meanings: date palm

Sense 1: Tamar

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = woman; ► wife of Er, son of Judah; ► mother of Perez and Zerah

GEN 38:6: RV GEN 38:6 · LV GEN 38:6 · Read together GEN 38:6

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OET-RV GEN 38:6

6 In due course, Yehudah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

OET-LV GEN 38:6

6 And_ Yəhūdāh _he/it _took a _wife for_ˊĒr firstborn _of_his and_name _of_her was_Tāmār.

GEN 38:11: RV GEN 38:11 · LV GEN 38:11 · Read together GEN 38:11

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OET-RV GEN 38:11

11 Then Yehudah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shela grows up.” This was because he’d said, “So that he doesn’t also die like his brothers!” So Tamar went and lived in the house of her father.

OET-LV GEN 38:11

11 And_ Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _he/it _said to_Tāmār his/its_daughter-in-law dwell a _widow the _house _of your _father _of_your until Shēlāh son _of_my he _will _grow _up if/because he _said lest also he he _should _die like_brothers _of_his and_ Tāmār _she _went and_she _dwelt the _house _of her _father _of_her.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 38:6 · RV GEN 38:11 · RV GEN 38:13 · RV GEN 38:24 · LV GEN 38:6 · LV GEN 38:11 · LV GEN 38:13 · LV GEN 38:24 · Read together GEN 38:6 · Read together GEN 38:11 · Read together GEN 38:13 · Read together GEN 38:24

RUT: RV RUT 4:12 · LV RUT 4:12 · Read together RUT 4:12

CH1: RV CH1 2:4 · LV CH1 2:4 · Read together CH1 2:4

Sense 2: Tamar

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = woman; ◄ daughter of David

SA2 13:1: RV SA2 13:1 · LV SA2 13:1 · Read together SA2 13:1

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OET-RV SA2 13:1

13 ⇔Some time afterwards, David’s son Amnon fell in love with his beautiful half-sister Tamar (Avshalom’s (Absalom) sister),

OET-LV SA2 13:1

13 And_he/it _was after thus and_belonged_to_ʼAⱱīshālōm the _son _of Dāvid a _sister a _beautiful and_name _of_her was_Tāmār and_he_loved _her ʼAmnōn the _son _of Dāvid.

SA2 13:2: RV SA2 13:2 · LV SA2 13:2 · Read together SA2 13:2

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OET-RV SA2 13:2

2 and he made himself frustrated, always thinking about her because she was a virgin. However, he couldn’t do anything with her.

OET-LV SA2 13:2

2 And_it _was _distress to_ʼAmnōn to_make _himself _sick because_of Tāmār sister _of_his if/because was_a _virgin she and_it _was _difficult in/on_both _eyes _of ʼAmnōn for_doing to/for_her/it anything.

All 13 recorded passages for this sense

SA2: RV SA2 13:1–2 · RV SA2 13:4–8 · RV SA2 13:10 · RV SA2 13:19–20 · RV SA2 13:22 · RV SA2 13:32 · LV SA2 13:1–2 · LV SA2 13:4–8 · LV SA2 13:10 · LV SA2 13:19–20 · LV SA2 13:22 · LV SA2 13:32 · Read together SA2 13:1–2 · Read together SA2 13:4–8 · Read together SA2 13:10 · Read together SA2 13:19–20 · Read together SA2 13:22 · Read together SA2 13:32

CH1: RV CH1 3:9 · LV CH1 3:9 · Read together CH1 3:9

Sense 3: Tamar

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = woman; ◄ daughter of Absalom

SA2 14:27: RV SA2 14:27 · LV SA2 14:27 · Read together SA2 14:27

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OET-RV SA2 14:27

27 Avshalom had three sons and a daughter named Tamar—a very attractive woman.

OET-LV SA2 14:27

27 And_they _were _born to_ʼAⱱīshālōm three sons and_a _daughter one and_name _of_her was_Tāmār she she _was a _woman beautiful _of appearance.

Sense 4: Tamar

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ territory of Judah

Coordinates: 34.554049,38.265904

KI1 9:18: RV KI1 9:18 · LV KI1 9:18 · Read together KI1 9:18

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OET-RV KI1 9:18

18 Ba’alat, Tadmor in the Yehudah (Judah) wilderness,

OET-LV KI1 9:18

18 And_DOM Baˊₐlāth and_DOM Tadmor in_wilderness on _the_earth.

EZE 47:19: RV EZE 47:19 · LV EZE 47:19 · Read together EZE 47:19

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OET-RV EZE 47:19

19 On the southern side, the boundary will extend from Tamar to the springs near Merivah -Kadesh. Then it’ll extend west along the brook of Mitsrayim (Egypt) to the Mediterranean Sea. That’ll be the southern boundary.

OET-LV EZE 47:19

19 And_the_side _of the_south southward_on will_be_from _Tāmār to the _waters _of Mərīⱱāh Qādēsh the_wadi to the_sea (the)_great and_DOM the_side _of southward_of southward_toward.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: RV KI1 9:18 · LV KI1 9:18 · Read together KI1 9:18

EZE: RV EZE 47:19 · RV EZE 48:28 · LV EZE 47:19 · LV EZE 48:28 · Read together EZE 47:19 · Read together EZE 48:28