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תָּמָר

Transliteration Tamar		Pronunciation tä·mär' (Key)
Parts of Speech proper feminine noun, proper locative noun		Root Word (Etymology) The same as תָּמָר (H8558)
TWOT Reference n/a

Tamar = "palm-tree"

n pr f

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

n pr loc

4) a place on the southern border of Gad

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Strong's Number H8559 matches the Hebrew תָּמָר (Tamar), which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in Gen of the Hebrew concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Gen 38:6 - Gen 38:24)
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Gen 38:6	And Judah ³⁰⁶³ took ³⁹⁴⁷ a wife ⁸⁰² for Er ⁶¹⁴⁷ his firstborn ¹⁰⁶⁰, whose name ⁸⁰³⁴ [was] Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹.
Gen 38:11	Then said ⁵⁵⁹ Judah ³⁰⁶³ to Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹ his daughter in law ³⁶¹⁸, Remain ³⁴²⁷ a widow ⁴⁹⁰ at thy father's ¹ house ¹⁰⁰⁴, till Shelah ⁷⁹⁵⁶ my son ¹¹²¹ be grown ¹⁴³¹ : for he said ⁵⁵⁹ , Lest peradventure he die ⁴¹⁹¹ also, as his brethren ²⁵¹ [did]. And Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹ went ³²¹² and dwelt ³⁴²⁷ in her father's ¹ house ¹⁰⁰⁴.
Gen 38:13	And it was told ⁵⁰⁴⁶ Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹, saying ⁵⁵⁹ , Behold thy father in law ²⁵²⁴ goeth up ⁵⁹²⁷ to Timnath ⁸⁵⁵³ to shear ¹⁴⁹⁴ his sheep ⁶⁶²⁹.
Gen 38:24	And it came to pass about three ⁷⁹⁶⁹ months ²³²⁰ after, that it was told ⁵⁰⁴⁶ Judah ³⁰⁶³, saying ⁵⁵⁹ , Tamar⁸⁵⁵⁹ thy daughter in law ³⁶¹⁸ hath played the harlot ²¹⁸¹ ; and also, behold, she [is] with child ²⁰³⁰ by whoredom ²¹⁸³. And Judah ³⁰⁶³ said ⁵⁵⁹ , Bring her forth ³³¹⁸ , and let her be burnt ⁸³¹³ .

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