Tamar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A daughter-in-law of Judah.
  2. A daughter of David.
  3. A daughter of Absalom.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
name
  1. A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties.
  2. A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.
  3. Administrative centre of Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)/ /ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/ Tamar, Hong Kong pronunciation.mp3

Word forms

Tamar

Etymology

From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).

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