Strong H8542תַּמּוּז
Tammuz
- Transliteration
- tammûz
- Pronunciation
- tam-mooz'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Of uncertain derivation;
{Tammuz} a Phoenician deity: - Tammuz.
{Tammuz} a Phoenician deity: - Tammuz.
Meaning of the name
Tammuz = "sprout of life"
Detailed definition
Tammuz, a Mesopotamian deity, was mourned by women at the north gate of the Jerusalem temple, a practice condemned by Ezekiel (<ref="Ezk.8.14">Ezk.8.14</ref>).
In the biblical story
Tammuz
A Mesopotamian deity mourned by women in Jerusalem
Tammuz, a Mesopotamian deity, was mourned by women at the north gate of the Jerusalem temple, a practice condemned by Ezekiel (<ref="Ezk.8.14">Ezk.8.14</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H8542 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tammuz1
First verses
- Ezekiel 8:14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.