Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8558 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תָּמָר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to be erect |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | tamar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | taw-mawr' |
| Meaning: | 1. a palm tree |
| KJV Renderings: | palm (tree). |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. תָּמָר noun masculine palm-tree, date-palm, Phoenix dactylifera; — ׳ ת Joel 1:12 in simile of prosperity Ps 92:13, of (graceful) stature Song 7:8, compare (figurative) v.Song 7:9 plural תְּמָרִים in oasis Exod 15:27 ( J ), || Num 33:9 ( P ); ׳ כַּפֹּת ת Lev 23:40 ( H ) palm-branches, compare ׳ עֲלֵי ת Neh 8:15 עִיר הַתְּמָרִים = Jericho Deut 34:3 ( J E ), 2Chr 28:15; Judg 1:16; Judg 3:13 . — See PostHast. DBPALM-TREE M'LeanEncy. Bib. ID. TrNHB 378 ff. Theob. FischerDattelpalme, 1881.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
