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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H8559 — תָּמָר
ta.mar · Tamar · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 38:6 · תָּמָֽר׃Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.Genesis 38:11 · לְתָמָ֨ר · תָּמָ֔רThen 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.Genesis 38:13 · לְתָמָ֖רWhen Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”Genesis 38:24 · תָּמָ֣רAbout 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!”Ruth 4:12 · תָמָ֖רAnd 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.”2 Samuel 13:1 · תָּמָ֑רAfter some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.2 Samuel 13:2 · תָּמָ֣רAmnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.2 Samuel 13:4 · תָּמָ֗רand 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.”2 Samuel 13:5 · תָמָ֨רJonadab 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.’”2 Samuel 13:6 · תָּמָ֣רSo 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.”2 Samuel 13:7 · תָּמָ֖רThen David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”2 Samuel 13:8 · תָּמָ֗רSo 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.2 Samuel 13:10 · תָּמָ֗ר · תָּמָ֗רThen 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.2 Samuel 13:19 · תָּמָ֥רAnd Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.2 Samuel 13:20 · תָּמָר֙Her 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.2 Samuel 13:22 · תָּמָ֥רAnd Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.2 Samuel 13:32 · תָּמָ֥רBut 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.2 Samuel 14:27 · תָּמָ֑רThree sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.1 Chronicles 2:4 · וְתָמָר֙Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.1 Chronicles 3:9 · וְתָמָ֥רThese were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.