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In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (; , ) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah.
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Ashley Támar Davis, known professionally as Támar, is an American singer who came to prominence through her association with Prince. She sang the co-lead vocals on his Grammy-nominated song "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" from his 2006 album, 3121 and on backup vocals throughout the album. Támar started her musical career in the group Girl's Tyme, appearing with them on Star Search, but left before the group was renamed Destiny's Child. In 2016, she auditioned for season 10 of the American talent competition The Voice.
Tamar (, ) is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning " date" (the fruit), " date palm" or just " palm tree". There are three characters in the Bible with this name. The pronunciation of Tamar depends on each so-named person's language, culture, and idiolectic preference; typical pronunciations in English are and . Variants include " Tamara".
The name was not often used in traditional Jewish societies, possibly because both Biblical characters bearing the name are depicted as involved in controversial sexual affairs. It was, however, among the Biblical names revived and actively promoted by the Zionist pioneers, and is a common female name in contemporary Israel (often shortened, as in other languages, to " Tammy" (תמי) - which is sometimes treated as name on its own).
It is also a popular name among Armenians, sometimes nicknamed "Tamarik", meaning "Little Tamar". According to Armenian folklore, the name of Akhtamar Island in Lake Van is attributed to a peasant boy's longing cries of "Akh (Oh), Tamar!" as he drowns trying to reach his beloved Princess Tamar imprisoned on the island.
Tamar is common among Georgians, where its origin can be traced either to the above-mentioned Biblical Hebrew characters, to the sky goddess Tamar, who had an important role in the Georgians' mythology before their conversion to Christianity or to a convergence of both.
In turn, the popularity of the name (especially in the version "Tamara") among Russians and other Slavic peoples can in part be traced to the centuries-long political and cultural contacts between Russians and Georgians. In particular, Russia was touched by the fame of the medieval queen regnant Tamar of Georgia, reckoned among the greatest of her country's monarchs and who had a Russian husband.
Tamar was also among the Biblical names used by Puritans in the American Colonial Era in the 17th and 18th centuries. Puritan families sometimes used names of Biblical characters seen as sinful as a reminder of man's fallen state.
In Georgian mythology, Tamar was a Georgian sky goddess who controlled the weather patterns. Tamar enslaved Dilis Varskvlavi, the Morning Star, who was master of winter; whenever he escaped, snow began to fall, but annually she captured him and brought summer back to the land.
She was an eternal virgin who rode through the air on a serpent saddled and bridled with gold.
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Tamar is a young-adult novel by Mal Peet, published by Walker Books in 2005. Within a 1995 frame story, where a 15-year-old girl inherits papers and other mementos from her deceased grandfather, it is set in the occupied Netherlands near the end of the Second World War; there it features two British-trained Dutch agents and the resistance to German occupation of the Netherlands. The novel interweaves past and present to show the lasting effects of war and the passions it arouses.
Peet won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best children's book published in the U.K. According to WorldCat, it is his work most widely held in participating libraries.
Walker's U.S. division Candlewick Press published the first North American edition in February 2007, entitled Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal.
Tamar is a person in 2 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. In , she is raped by her half-brother Amnon.
' Tamar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)' is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Tamar is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton. It was released on March 21, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and RedZone Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri and Amil, while the production handled by Tim & Bob, Tricky Stewart, among others. The album was originally entitled Ridiculous.
Before the official release, Braxton has become a lead singer of The Braxtons, after her sisters Traci and Toni had to leave the group, which left them as a trio of Tamar, Trina and Towanda. After the release of their debut album, So Many Ways (1996), Braxton was offered a solo recording contract with DreamWorks, which she happened to leave the group and begin her solo career. In 2004, Tamar's sister Towanda Braxton appeared on the reality TV series Starting Over during its second season. Towanda revealed that Tamar signed a solo contract without telling her or Trina that she left The Braxtons group.
In 1999, she released the EP, Tamar: Just Cuz to generate buzz about her the solo album. The Tamar: Just Cuz EP contained 4 songs, "Get Mine", "Just Cuz", "Let Him Go", and "Get Mine". Promotional use copies of the album under the title Ridiculous were released. The Ridiculous promotional CD contained a different track order and a song entitled "Respect me". The final US track "Get Mine", along with the other tracks from the Tamar : Just Cuz EP were not included on the Ridiculous promotional cd.
The album debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200 and number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Tamar has admitted in interviews for her second album Love and War that she is not fond of this album due to not having any creative control.
Usage examples of "tamar".
Still dazed, I found the copy of the New English Bible and, confronting Beth in the bacchante room, swore on the Book never to have anything to do with Tamar again.
The district reminded Tamar of the grimiest parts of Breven, all blocky buildings, oily cobblestones, and noxiously fumed air.
Cornwall and things Cornish--before which the Scotticism of Professor Blackie shows like a feeble, half-developed instinct, make up the character of that strange race who live beyond the Tamar, and many of whom are about as much like Englishmen as the Samoeydes.
Eliza Kirk finally sailed into the mouth of the Tamar River, passed the deserted settlement of York Town, and continued up-river to the thriving port of Launceston where Captain McLeod proposed to spend some weeks reprovisioning and performing routine maintenance work on his vessel before leaving once more for England.
Old Tamar holding her candle to lighten his path, as she stood, white and cadaverous, in the porch.
Tamar took Enkidu by the hand and led him before the tiny altar set into the stone.
Tamar had already slipped out of the pad room, for which he was profoundly grateful.