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Tamar (תמר) means date in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תָּמָר
tamar
noun · masculine
In English

date

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tamar.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    עץ פרי חד פסיגי גבוה ממשפחת הדקליים. נמנה עם שבעת המינים שבהם נשתבחה ארץ ישראל.
    וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל
  2. 2
    פרי עץ התמר.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לנקבה.
    וַיִּקַּח יְהוּדָה אִשָּׁה לְעֵר בְּכוֹרוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָר.
  4. 4
    ככל הנראה מקורו של שם העץ בשורש ת־מ־ר, שמשמעותו גוֹבה (למשל, תמיר). מקביל לפיניקית (תמר).

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tamar is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
תָּמָר
Written without vowel points
תמר
Said
tamar
Root
ת־מ־ר
Pattern
קָטָל
Plural
תְּמָרִים
Inflections
ר' תְּמָרִים
Gematria
640

This is how Tamar is said in other languages.

English
date
Arabic
نخيل, تمر
Russian
финик
Spanish
dátil

These words mean nearly the same as Tamar.

These words rhyme with Tamar.

The word Tamar is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אמנון ותמר
  • דבש תמרים
  • כפות תמרים
  • עגבניית תמר
  • צדיק כתמר יפרח
  • תמר בירותי
  • תמרהינדי

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The word Tamar comes from the root ת־מ־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Tamar in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tamar.

What does Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) means date. It is said tamar, with the stress on mar.

What is a synonym for Tamar (⁨תמר⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) are ⁨תומר⁩, ⁨דקל⁩, and ⁨תמרה⁩.

What rhymes with Tamar (⁨תמר⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) include ⁨דבר⁩, ⁨בשר⁩, ⁨מספר⁩, ⁨איבר⁩, ⁨ישר⁩, and ⁨זכר⁩.

Is Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tamar (⁨תמר⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨תְּמָרִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תמר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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