# תָּמָר (tamar)

Israeli respelling: ta-mar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8559. 23 Old Testament occurrences.

Tamar, the name of three women and a place

King James renderings: Tamar.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/tamar-h8559

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 38:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/38/6) — And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
- [Genesis 38:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 peradven…
- [Genesis 38:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, b…
- [Ruth 4:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 anything to h…
- [2 Samuel 13:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 Tama…
- [2 Samuel 13:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/5) — And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray th…
- [2 Samuel 13:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/6) — So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister…
- [2 Samuel 13:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/7) — Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
- [2 Samuel 13:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/8) — So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did…
- [2 Samuel 13:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/10) — And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and…
- [2 Samuel 13:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/19) — And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
- [2 Samuel 13:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/20) — And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard…
- [2 Samuel 13:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/22) — And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
- [2 Samuel 13:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/13/32) — And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king…
- [2 Samuel 14:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/14/27) — And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
- [1 Kings 9:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/9/18) — And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
- [1 Chronicles 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/4) — And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- [1 Chronicles 3:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/3/9) — These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
- [Ezekiel 47:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/47/19) — And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side sou…
- [Ezekiel 48:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/48/28) — And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the…