Hebrew · Strong's H8559 · Name

תָּמָר

ta·mar

Tamar

7times used
6verses
3books

How it's translated

Definition

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…

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