Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8542 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תַּמּוּז |
| Part of Speech: | Noun/t. |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Tammuwz |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tam-mooz' |
| Meaning: | 1. Tammuz, a Phoenician deity |
| KJV Renderings: | Tammuz. |
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תַּמּוּז proper name [of a divinity] Tammuz (Babylonian Dûzu (also Dumuzi ) COT Ezek 8:14 ZimKAT3, 397 f. JastrRel. Babylonian 482 et pass; on the phonetic change HptZA ii. 270, but also JägerBAS i. 591); — ׳ מְבַכּוֺת אֶתהַֿיּ Ezek 8:14 ׳ ת = Greek Adonis (אדון); compare BaudRel. Semitic i. 35. 300 f Dr Dan 11:37 CheEncy. Bib.TAMMUZ SayHast. DB ID.
תְּמוּנָה see מין . תְּמוּרָה see מור .
תְּמוּתָה see מות
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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