What does תֹּמֶר (tōmer) mean in the Bible?
תֹּמֶר (tōmer): Tall, prominent tree symbolizing uprightness and victory; marks landscape and temple architecture
Hebrew · H8560
תֹּמֶר
A palm trunk
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תֹּמֶרH8560
Pronunciationtōmer
What does תֹּמֶר (tōmer) mean in the Bible?
תֹּמֶר (tōmer): Tall, prominent tree symbolizing uprightness and victory; marks landscape and temple architecture
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How does the BSB render H8560?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Like scarecrows (1), the Palm (1).
Where does תֹּמֶר (tōmer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 4:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItLike scarecrows1×Jeremiah 10:5
the Palm1×Judges 4:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 4:5
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Judges1Jeremiah1
Source forms
כְּתֹ֨מֶר1xkə·ṯō·merJeremiah 10:5
תֹּ֜מֶר1xtō·merJudges 4:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct1xJudges 4:5
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 10:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tall, prominent tree symbolizing uprightness and victory; marks landscape and temple architecture
Source Gloss
a palm trunk
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Tall, prominent tree symbolizing uprightness and victory; marks landscape and temple architecture
a palm trunk BDB: palm-tree Usage: palm tree.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֹּמֶר is built from this root: