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Tamar

American  
[tey-mer, tah-] / ˈteɪ mər, ˈtɑ- /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Tamar

From Hebrew Tāmār “palm tree, date palm”

Example Sentences

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Tamar Cohen agreed that she would not be deterred and planned to attend her synagogue as usual.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The Northwestern economists, Tamar den Besten and Diego Känzig, looked at data from 1840 to 2024 and found that tariff increases were usually followed by slightly higher inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Carleigh Bodrug’s “Scrappy Cooking” and Tamar Adler’s “The Everlasting Meal Cookbook” are brilliant companions for this mindset, offering clever, unexpected ways to elevate what might otherwise be scraps.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

By early February, Tamar Springer was kicking again with Blanck, who resumed teaching in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

This is how the greatest bakery in New Jolfa came to be called Akh Tamar.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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