תמר

Aramaic

Verb

תמר • (transliteration needed)

1. to wink, to blink

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Hebrew

תמר

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tam(a)r. Cognate with Arabic تمر (tamr) and Aramaic תמרא (tamarā).

Noun

תָּמָר • (tamár) m (plural indefinite תְּמָרִים)

1. date (fruit of the date palm)
   • a. 230 C.E., Tosefta, Pesachim 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:

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     JPS

     
     

     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:

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     וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֗גֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּ֞ר בִּקְעַ֧ת יְרֵח֛וֹ עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִ֖ים עַד־צֹֽעַר׃

     the Negeb; and the Plain—the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar.

     V'et ha-négev v-et ha-kikár biq'át Y'reiḥó ir ha-t'marím 'ad Tsó'ar.

Synonyms

1. דֶּקֶל (déqel)

Proper noun

תָּמָר • (tamár)

1. a female given name, Tamar.

Derived terms

• אַמְנוֹן וְתָמָר (amnón vetamár)