Bible Names

Tamar: meaning of the name

Tamar means “palm; palm-tree.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)girl name

Tamar in Hebrew and Greek

תָּמָר H8559

Tâmâr (taw-mawr') — Tamar, the name of three women and a place

the same as H8558 (תָּמָר);

People named Tamar in the Bible

Places named Tamar

Tamar in Scripture

“Tamar” appears in 22 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 38:6

    And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

  • 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. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

  • Genesis 38:13

    And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

  • Genesis 38:24

    And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

  • Ruth 4:12

    And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.

  • 2 Samuel 13:1

    And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

  • 2 Samuel 13:2

    And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.