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תָּמָר H8558
H8558 is the Hebrew word תָּמָר, transliterated tâmâr and said taw-mawr'. The King James Version most often renders it palm trees.
What it means
a palm tree.
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to be erect.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: palm (tree).
Verses using תָּמָר
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 15:27 · KJV
And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Leviticus 23:40 · KJV
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
Numbers 33:9 · KJV
And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
Deuteronomy 34:3 · KJV
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
Judges 1:16 · KJV
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Judges 3:13 · KJV
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
2 Chronicles 28:15 · KJV
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
Nehemiah 8:15 · KJV
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Psalm 92:12 · KJV
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 7:7 · KJV
This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Song of Solomon 7:8 · KJV
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
Joel 1:12 · KJV
The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8558 mean?
H8558 is the Hebrew word תָּמָר (tâmâr), meaning a palm tree.
How is H8558 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it palm trees (6 times), palm (2 times), palm tree (2 times), like the palm tree (1 time), tree the palm tree (1 time).
How many times does H8558 appear in the Bible?
תָּמָר (tâmâr) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8558 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be erect.
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