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Lexicon :: Strong's H8559 - tāmār

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תָּמָר
Transliteration
tāmār
Pronunciation
taw-mawr'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as תָּמָר (H8558)
Strong’s Definitions

תָּמָר Tâmâr, taw-mawr'; the same as H8558; Tamar, the name of three women and a place:—Tamar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H8559 in the following manner: Tamar (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H8559 in the following manner: Tamar (24x).

  1. Tamar = "palm-tree"

    proper feminine noun

    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

      proper locative noun

    4. a place on the southern border of Gad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּמָר Tâmâr, taw-mawr'; the same as H8558; Tamar, the name of three women and a place:—Tamar.
STRONGS H8559: Abbreviations
II. תָּמָר 25 proper name
1. feminine.
† a. daughter-in-law of Judah Genesis 38:6, 11 (twice in verse); Genesis 38:13, 24; 1 Chronicles 2:4; Ruth 4:12.
b. daughter of David, sister of Absalom 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 + 11 times 13, 2 Chronicles 3:9.
† c. daughter of Absalom 2 Samuel 14:27.
† 2. location Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28; 1 Kings 9:18 Kt (> Qr תַּדְמֹר which see), so read also || 2 Chronicles 8:4 (for MT תַּדְמֹר); site not certain, compare BuhlG 184. — בַּעַל תָּמָר see בַּעַל.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:6; 38:11; 38:13; 38:24

Ruth

4:12

2 Samuel

13:1; 13:2; 14:27

1 Kings

9:18

1 Chronicles

2:4

2 Chronicles

3:9; 8:4

Ezekiel

47:19; 48:28

H8559

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8559 matches the Hebrew תָּמָר (tāmār),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:6 - And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:11 - Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:13 - And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:24 - And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:12 - and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - And 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:5 - And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:6 - So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:7 - Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:8 - So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:10 - And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27 - And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:18 - and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:4 - And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:9 - All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 - And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea. This is the south side southward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:28 - And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.
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