תָּמָר
ta.mar
Tamar
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "ta.mar" (H8559J) is a proper noun with the short definition "Tamar". This name appears three times in the Bible, indicating it has a significant relationship to the story or people being referenced. The frequency of Tamar's appearance suggests she is an important figure in the narrative, possibly a key character or a prominent figure within a family or community. The fact that the lexicon lists "Person" as the semantic domain supports the idea that Tamar is a specific individual, possibly a woman given the pattern of women's names in the biblical record. Given the limited information, we can infer that Tamar likely refers to a real person within the context of the biblical story. The significance of her name and role within the narrative remains to be determined, but its appearance in the biblical text sets her apart as a distinct character worthy of mention.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
“The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.
Ezekiel 47:19“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 48:28“By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.