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

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Rock’s arrest and sentencing were related to a Nov. 10 assault against dancer James Wright, who was performing with singer Tamar Braxton at the Novo in downtown Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times