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Baal-tamar — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל תָּמָר

בַּעַל תָּמָר

Baʻal Tâmâr · pronounced bah'-al taw-mawr' · Strong's H1193 · a place

Baal-tamar means possessor of (the) palm-tree.

Built from

בַּעַל baʻal (from, H1167) — a master open in the lexicon ›

תָּמָר tâmâr (and, H8558) — a palm tree open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1167 and H8558; possessor of (the) palm-tree; Baal-Tamar, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 20:33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal–tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Baal-tamar

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

Judg 20:33

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