Tamar
תָּמָרStrong’s H8559tamar (ta-mar)
Appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tamar is the Hebrew word usually translated “tamar” and “from tamar”. It appears in 23 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”
Meaning
- Widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah
- Daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David
- Daughter of Absalom
- A place on the southern border of Gad
- A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.1
- Widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah
- Daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David
- Daughter of Absalom
- A place on the southern border of Gad
- § Tamar = "palm-tree"
How it's translated
- tamar 19
- to tamar 2
- and tamar 2
- from tamar 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 13
- Genesis 4
- Ezekiel 3
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Ruth 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 38:11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
- Genesis 38:13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
- Genesis 38:24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- Ruth 4:12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
- 2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Samuel 13:2And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
Hebrew dictionary
תָּמָר tamar · Tamar
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.6; 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 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 4) a place on the southern border of Gad
תָּמָר tamar · Tamar
A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.1; daughter of: David (H1732) and Maacah (H4601I) sister of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Tamar = "palm-tree" …
תָּמָר tamar · Tamar
A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.14.27; daughter of: Absalom (H0053); married to Uriel (H0222I); mother of: Maacah (H4601K) § 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 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 4) a place on the southern border of Gad
תָּמָר tamar · Tamar
§ Tamar = "palm-tree" a place on the southern border of Gad
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.