Tamar. [Ta'mar]
1. Wife of Er and Onan, and by Judah, mother of Pharez and Zarah. Genesis 38:6-30; Ruth 4:12; 1 Chronicles 1:2. Called THAMAR in Matthew 1:3.
2. Daughter of David and Maachah, violated by Amnon, and avenged by Absalom in the death of Amnon. 2 Samuel 13:1-32; 1 Chronicles 1:3.
3. Daughter of Absalom. 2 Samuel 14:27.
4. City on the south-east of Judah. Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28. Not identified. See TADMOR.