Tamar
See also: tamar
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).
Proper noun
Tamar
- A daughter-in-law of Judah.
- A daughter of David.
- A daughter of Absalom.
- A female given name of biblical origin.
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 38:11::
- Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Samuel 13:22::
- And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
Translations
daughter-in-law of Judah
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Related terms
- Tamara
- Thamar
Etymology 2
From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames.
Proper noun
Tamar
- A river in southwest England, which forms the border between Devon and Cornwall.
- A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.
Anagrams
- MARTA, Matar, Tamra, matra, trama