What does תָּמָר mean in the Bible?
תָּמָר is a Hebrew word meaning "a palm tree".
A palm tree
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תָּמָר is a Hebrew word meaning "a palm tree".
Full entry for תָּמָר (H8558) · Open the biblical lexicon
תָּמָר is a Hebrew word meaning "a palm tree".
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Palms (4), palm (2), palm trees (2), a palm tree (1), like a palm tree (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (2), Song Of Solomon (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1).
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItA compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
Hebrew word. a palm tree
a palm tree BDB: palm-tree Usage: palm (tree).
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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