תָּמָ֥ר
𐤕𐤌𐤓
tamar
Tamar
the same as תָּמָר; Tamar, the name of three women and a place; Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:19 · Word #2
Lexicon H8559
| Lemma | תָּמָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤌𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Tâmâr |
| Strong's | H8559 |
| In-context | Tamar |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H8559-03
Tamar (Palm-Tree Woman)
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular (HNp). Used as the name of several women and one location; grammatically treated as a singular feminine proper name. |
| Rendering Rationale | תָּמָר is a feminine singular proper noun (HNp) derived from the noun meaning "palm tree." The rendering "Tamar (Palm-Tree Woman)" preserves the personal-name function while making explicit the underlying root imagery of the palm tree, and reflects its feminine singular form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root תמר (palm tree, uprightness, towering height, fruitfulness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8558-01 |
hatemarim | the erect palms |
H8561-01 |
hatimorah | the palm-form |
H8561-02 |
hatimorot | the palm-trees |
Word Usage (25 occurrences of H8559)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 38:6 | תָּמָֽר | tamar | Tamar |
| Genesis 38:11 | לְ/תָמָ֨ר | letamar | to Tamar |
| Genesis 38:11 | תָּמָ֔ר | tamar | Tamar |