H8559G

תָּמָר

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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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

תַּדְמֹר proper name, of a location built by Solomon, according to 1Kgs 9:18 Qr = 2Chr 8:8 Tadmor = Palmyra (RS^{Ency. Brit.} (9) PALMYBA Mommsen^{Röm. Geschichte.} see 423, compare Lag^{BN 125}); but read in both places תָּמָר Th RS^l.c. Mommsen^l.c. Kmp Benz Kit Bur Reckend^{ZMG xiii (1888), 402} Lag^l.c. GASm^{Geogr, 270, N. 2; 580, N. 2}; see II. 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 Buhl^{G 184.} — בַּעַל תָּמָר see בַּעַל.

5 occurrences

Genesis (3), Ruth (1), I Chronicles (1)