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תִּמֹּר

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timmôr

H8561 noun

SILEX Entry

Root תמר to stand upright, to be tall/slender, palm tree

Definition

A palm tree, particularly the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), or an architectural feature designed to resemble the trunk or crown of a palm tree. In historical contexts, the word refers to the actual palm tree as a frequently encountered tree in the southern Levant, as well as stylized palm forms in decorative and architectural settings, especially in sacred or royal architecture.

Semantic Range

palm tree, palm trunk, palm motif, palm-like architectural feature, stylized palm/umbellate shape

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root תָּמָר (t-m-r), which denotes 'palm tree.' The form תִּמֹּר (timmôr) is likely a noun variant emphasizing either individual palm trunks or stylized, upright palm shapes. The feminine form תִּמֹּרָה (timmôrah) is also attested and carries a related meaning.

Historical & Contextual Notes

תִּמֹּר appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in descriptions of Solomon’s Temple and related architectural contexts (e.g., 1 Kings 6:29, 35; 7:36; Ezekiel 41:18-20). The term is distinguished from the more common תָּמָר (tāmār), which is the general word for palm tree and also used as a personal name. תִּמֹּר refers to palm images—either unadorned palm trunks, stylized tree forms, or carved/pillared representations—often in a decorative or symbolic architectural role. In temple contexts, palm motifs were symbols of fecundity, victory, or righteous stature, but the word itself is neutral and descriptive. English versions like 'palm tree,' 'palm work,' or 'palm motif' may variously translate the word, but often do not capture the architectural or iconographic specificity. In post-biblical Hebrew, related terms continued in the sense of stylized palm ornamentation. The word is not used to designate people or ethnic groups and is not related to later Judean or Jewish iconography except by extension of the palm as a general regional symbol.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(plural or (feminine) תִּמֹּרָה; (singular and plural), from the same root as תָּמָר; (architectural) a palm-like pilaster (i.e. umbellate); palm tree.

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Root Family

תמר (t-m-r) — to stand upright, to be tall/slender, palm tree

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H559 אָמַר palm-tree of
H8412 תַּדְמֹר Palm-City Tadmor
H8490 תִּימָרָה like upright columns of
H8558 תָּמָר the date palms
H8559 תָּמָר to Palm-tree

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8561-07 וְ/תִמֹרִ֣ים vetimorim HC/Ncfpa and-palm-trees and palm-trees 7
H8561-08 וְ/תִֽמֹרֹ֔ת vetimorot HC/Ncfpa and palm trees and palm trees 4
H8561-01 הַ/תִּֽמֹרָה֙ hatimorah HTd/Ncfsa the palm tree the palm-tree 2
H8561-03 תִּמֹרִֽים timorim HNcfpa palm-trees palm forms 2
H8561-06 וְ/תִ֣מֹרָ֔י/ו vetimorayv HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms and-its-palm-trees and his palm-forms 1
H8561-04 וְ/הַ/תִּֽמֹרִ֖ים vehatimorim HC/Td/Ncfpa and the palm trees and the palm-forms 1
H8561-05 וְ/תִֽמֹרָה֙ vetimorah HC/Ncfsa a palm tree palm tree 1
H8561-09 ו/תמר/ו vtmrv HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and-its-palm-tree and his palm-trunk 1
H8561-02 הַ/תִּֽמֹר֖וֹת hatimorot HTd/Ncfpa the-palm-trees the palm-forms 1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8561-08 1 Kings 6:29 וְ/תִֽמֹרֹ֔ת vetimorot HC/Ncfpa and palm trees and palm trees
H8561-08 1 Kings 6:32 וְ/תִמֹר֛וֹת vetimorot HC/Ncfpa and-palm-trees and palm trees
H8561-02 1 Kings 6:32 הַ/תִּֽמֹר֖וֹת hatimorot HTd/Ncfpa the-palm-trees the palm-forms
H8561-08 1 Kings 6:35 וְ/תִ֣מֹר֔וֹת vetimorot HC/Ncfpa and palm trees and palm trees
H8561-08 1 Kings 7:36 וְ/תִמֹרֹ֑ת vetimorot HC/Ncfpa and palm trees and palm trees
H8561-03 Ezekiel 40:16 תִּמֹרִֽים timorim HNcfpa palm-trees palm forms
H8561-09 Ezekiel 40:22 ו/תמר/ו vtmrv HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and-its-palm-tree and his palm-trunk
H8561-06 Ezekiel 40:22 וְ/תִ֣מֹרָ֔י/ו vetimorayv HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms and-its-palm-trees and his palm-forms
H8561-07 Ezekiel 40:26 וְ/תִמֹרִ֣ים vetimorim HC/Ncfpa and-palm-trees and palm-trees
H8561-07 Ezekiel 40:31 וְ/תִמֹרִ֖ים vetimorim HC/Ncfpa and-palm-trees and palm-trees
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