Strong H8559H8559Iתָּמָר

Tamar

One of the 5 senses of Strong H8559

Transliteration
tâmâr
Pronunciation
taw-mawr'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.14.27;
daughter of: Absalom (H53); married to Uriel (H222I);
mother of: Maacah (H4601K)

Meaning of the name

Tamar = "palm-tree"

General definition

The same as H8558; {Tamar} the name of three women and a place: - Tamar.

In the biblical story

Tamar

Absalom's beautiful daughter

Tamar was the beautiful daughter of Absalom, named after his tragic sister.

In the Bible

Strong H8559I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • tamar1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 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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