תָּמָרTâmâr

1.

Pronunciation: taw-mawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8559

Meanings

a. daughter-in-law of Judah (Genesis 38:6; Genesis 38:11; Genesis 38:13)

b. daughter of David, sister of Absalom (2 Samuel 13:1; 2 Samuel 13:2; 2 Chronicles 3:9)

c. daughter of Absalom (2 Samuel 14:27)

2. location, site not certain (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28; 1 Kings 9:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 25 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 38:6 In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar.
  • Genesis 38:11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Go back to your parents’ home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you.” (But Judah didn’t really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father’s home.
  • Genesis 38:13 Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
  • Genesis 38:24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she’s pregnant.” “Bring her out, and let her be burned!” Judah demanded.
  • Ruth 4:12 And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”
  • 2 Samuel 13:1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.
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