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ta.mar H8559

תָּמָר (ta.mar) means “Tamar” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

תָּמָר Hebrew · H8559 25 tagged occurrences in 23 verses

Pronunciation guide: taw-mawr' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8559G

תָּמָר · ta.mar · 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

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TBESH · H8559H

תָּמָר · ta.mar · Tamar

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.1; daughter of: David (H1732) and Maacah (H4601I) sister of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § 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

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TBESH · H8559I

תָּמָר · ta.mar · Tamar

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.14.27; daughter of: Absalom (H0053); married to Uriel (H0222I); mother of: Maacah (H4601K) § 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

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TBESH · H8559J

תָּמָר · ta.mar · Tamar

§ Tamar = "palm-tree" a place on the southern border of Gad

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TBESH · H8559K

תָּמָר · ta.mar · Tamar

Tamar = "palm-tree" Sothernmost tip of Judah Another name of tad.mor (תַּדְמֹר "Tadmor" H8412)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

the same as H8558 (תָּמָר); Tamar, the name of three women and a place

KJV glosses: Tamar.

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How translators render H8559

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
tamar 14
so tamar 3
and tamar 2
with tamar 2
as far as tamar 1
from tamar 1
it will run from tamar 1
was tamar 1
when tamar 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
tamar 10
and tamar 5
so tamar 2
to tamar 2
from tamar 1
i pray thee let tamar 1
shall be even from tamar 1
unto tamar 1
whom tamar 1

Verses containing H8559

Page 1 of 1. 23 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 38:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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  2. Genesis 38:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

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  3. Genesis 38:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

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  4. Genesis 38:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

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  5. Ruth 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”

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  6. 2 Samuel 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

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  7. 2 Samuel 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

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  8. 2 Samuel 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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  9. 2 Samuel 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”

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  10. 2 Samuel 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”

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  11. 2 Samuel 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”

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  12. 2 Samuel 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.

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  13. 2 Samuel 13:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.

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  14. 2 Samuel 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.

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  15. 2 Samuel 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

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  16. 2 Samuel 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.

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  17. 2 Samuel 13:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

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  18. 2 Samuel 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

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  19. 1 Chronicles 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

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  20. 1 Chronicles 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

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  21. Ezekiel 47:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.

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  22. Ezekiel 47:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.

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  23. Ezekiel 48:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.

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