Tamar

[ tey-mer, tah- ]

noun

1. the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. 2 Samuel 13.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tamar¹

From Hebrew Tāmār “palm tree, date palm”

Example Sentences

"These horrific, indiscriminate weapons were banned by the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty given the devastating impact they have on civilians' lives and livelihoods," the statement from the ICBL's director, Tamar Gabelnick, added.

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Tamar Mujanay, who was first arrested aged 11 after getting into a fight, was jailed for gang-related offences when she was 18.

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Tamar said that returning to Holloway was "very personal".

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For Tamar, one of the most alarming things was the number of women who kept returning.

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If he tried that again, says political analyst Tamar Hermann of Israel’s Democracy Institute, that could be the real turning point for protests here.

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