Tomer (תומר) means date in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תֹּמֶר
tomer
noun · masculine
In English
date
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tomer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ פרי חד פסיגי גבוה ממשפחת הדקליים.
וְהִיא יוֹשֶׁבֶת תַּחַת-תֹּמֶר דְּבוֹרָה, בֵּין הָרָמָה וּבֵין בֵּית-אֵל--בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
- 3שם העץ תֹּמֶר מופיע פעמיים במקרא (ראה לעיל) ונחשב נרדף לתָמָר (ובגלל ההקשר – נתפס כמציין את העץ עצמו ולא את פריו).
- 4ככל הנראה מקורו של שם העץ בשורש ת־מ־ר, שמשמעותו גוֹבה (למשל, תמיר).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tomer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֹּמֶר
- Written without vowel points
- תומר
- Said
- tomer
- Root
- ת־מ־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- תְּמָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' תְּמָרִים
- Gematria
- 646
This is how Tomer is said in other languages.
- English
- date
- Arabic
- نخيل, تمر
- Russian
- финик
These words mean nearly the same as Tomer.
These words rhyme with Tomer.
The word Tomer comes from the root ת־מ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Tomer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tomer.
What does Tomer (תומר) mean in Hebrew?
Tomer (תומר) means date. It is said tomer, with the stress on to.
What is a synonym for Tomer (תומר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tomer (תומר) are דקל and תמר.
What rhymes with Tomer (תומר)?
Words that rhyme with Tomer (תומר) include חומר, עומר, אומר, and כומר.
Is Tomer (תומר) masculine or feminine?
The word Tomer (תומר) 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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