תמר

Aramaic

Verb

תמר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to wink, to blink

Hebrew

Root
ת־מ־ר (t-m-r)
3 terms

Etymology

An early borrowing from Aramaic תמרא (tamrā, tamrē, təmārā); cognate with Arabic ثَمَر (ṯamar, “fruit; crops”) and fellow borrowing تَمْر (tamr, “date”).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /taˈmaʁ/
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Noun

תָּמָר • (tamár) m (plural indefinite תְּמָרִים) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. date (the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel)
    • a. 230 C.E., Tosefta. Pesachim, section 10.8:
      אֵין מַפְטִירִין אַחַר הַפֶּסַח אֲפִיקוֹמָן כְּגוֹן אֱגוֹזִים תְּמָרִים וּקְלִיּוֹת
      Ein mafṭirín aḥár ha-Pésaḥ afiqóman k-gón egozím t'marím u-qliyót.
      We may not continue after the Passover offering with desserts like nuts, dates, or toasted grain.
  2. date palm, palm tree in general
    • Tanach, Exodus 15:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֵילִ֔מָה וְשָׁ֗ם שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה עֵינֹ֥ת מַ֖יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים תְּמָרִ֑ים וַיַּחֲנוּ־שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃
      Va-yavó'u Elíma v-sham shtéim esréi enót máyim v-shiv'ím t'marím va-yaḥanu sham al ha-máyim.
      And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 34:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֗גֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּ֞ר בִּקְעַ֧ת יְרֵח֛וֹ עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִ֖ים עַד־צֹֽעַר׃
      V'et ha-négev v-et ha-kikár biq'át Y'reiḥó ir ha-t'marím 'ad Tsó'ar.
      the Negeb; and the Plain—the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar.

Synonyms

Proper noun

תָּמָר • (tamár) f

  1. a female given name, Tamar
  2. (biblical) Tamar (a daughter-in-law of Judah)
  3. (biblical) Tamar (a daughter of David)
  4. (biblical) Tamar (a daughter of Absalom)

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