Tamar

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Gender Feminine
Usage Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts תָּמָר(Hebrew) თამარ(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. /tʰa.mar/(Georgian) /ˈtɑm.ɑɹ/(American English) /ˈteɪ.mɑɹ/(American English) /ˈtɑːm.ɑː/(British English) /ˈteɪ.mɑː/(British English)

Meaning & History

Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.