Tamar
Encyclopedia
Personal name
- Tamar (name)Tamar (name)Tamar is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "date" , "date palm" or just "palm tree". There are two characters in the Bible with this name, see Tamar . Variants include "Tamara" and "Tamera"...
, a female name of Hebrew origin meaning "Date Palm", now popular among various peoples - The original form of TamaraTamaraTamara may refer to:People:* Tamara * Saint Tamar of Georgia, Queen of Georgia Films and stage plays:* Tamara , an American horror film* Tamara , a Hungarian film...
and TammyTammyTammy may refer to:* Tam o'shanter, a Scottish hat*Tammy , a series of four films**Tammy and the Bachelor, the first film in the series**"Tammy" , a popular song from Tammy and the Bachelor**Tammy , a 1965 U.S... - Tamar (goddess), a deity in Georgian mythology
- Tamar BraxtonTamar BraxtonTamar Braxton-Herbert is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and reality television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a founding member of the R&B group, The Braxtons. Braxton is the youngest sister of prominent R&B singer Toni Braxton.In 2011, Tamar Braxton reunited with her sisters,...
, an R&B singer and sister of Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonToni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... - Tamar (Genesis), married in turn to Er and then, when widowed, to his younger brother Onan; had children by their father Judah
- Tamar (2 Samuel)Tamar (2 Samuel)Tamar is a character 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. According to the narrative in , she was raped by her half-brother Amnon....
, daughter of Biblical king David - Tamar, a daughter of David's son AbsalomAbsalomAccording to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
- Queen Tamar of GeorgiaTamar of GeorgiaTamar , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. Tamar presided over the "Golden age" of the medieval Georgian monarchy...
, ruled 1184-1213 - Tamar, also known as Gürcü HatunGürcü HatunGürcü Hatun was a Georgian princess and favorite wife of Kaykhusraw II, Seljuk Sultan of Rum. After his death in 1246 she married the Anatolian strongman Pervane Mu‘in al-Din Suleyman. She was the mother of Kayqubad II and patron to Rumi...
, daughter of Queen Rusudan of Georgia and wife of Kaykhusraw of the Seljuq dynasty - TámarTámarTámar is an American R&B singer who came to prominence through the artist, 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...
, a female singer
Geography
- River TamarRiver TamarThe Tamar is a river in South West England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . It is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.The...
, a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall - Tamar River (Tasmania)Tamar River (Tasmania)The Tamar River is a 70 kilometre estuarine in northern Tasmania formed by the merging of the North Esk River and South Esk Rivers at Launceston to its mouth at Low Head, north of the second largest settlement George Town and into the Bass Strait...
, Australia - Tamar (valley), the continuation of the Planica valley in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
- Tamar gas fieldTamar gas fieldThe Tamar gas field is a natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, discovered in 2009. The gas field is located roughly west of Haifa in waters deep.-History:...
, an offshore natural gas field in the territorial waters of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... - Tamar SiteTamar siteTamar site , 4.2-hectare large, the former location of the naval basin attached to the headquarters of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong, is currently the site of the Central Government Offices of the Hong Kong SAR Government at the harbourfront of Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.To the...
, former location of the British naval headquarters of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong - Tamar Street near the HMS Tamar (shore station) base in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Tamar Regional CouncilTamar Regional CouncilThe Tamar Regional Council is a regional council in Israel's South District, on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arava valley. The council was established in 1955 with the opening of lodging at Sodom near the Dead Sea Works, and its jurisdiction covers an area of 1,650 km2.The...
, a local government in southern Israel
Media
- Tamar (album)Tamar (album)Tamar is the self-titled debut by Tamar Braxton, the younger sister of R&B singer Toni Braxton.-Track:# "Your Room" - 4:14# "No Disrespect" - 3:34# "Money Can't Buy You Love" - 4:32...
, debut album of Tamar Braxton - Tamar (novel)Tamar (novel)Tamar is a war novel for young adults by Mal Peet, published in 2005. Tamar won the Carnegie Medal in 2005 and a further award in 2007....
, a war novel by Mal Peet - Tamar, an tragic poem by Robinson JeffersRobinson JeffersJohn Robinson Jeffers was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement.-Life:Jeffers was born in...
Science and technology
- Tamar class lifeboatTamar class lifeboatTamar class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland...
- the latest type of UK slipway-launched lifeboat - HMS TamarHMS TamarSix ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:*HMS Tamar was a 16-gun sloop launched at Saltash in 1758 and stationed in Newfoundland from 1763...
, several ships and a naval station, named after the River Tamar in South West England - Tamar and Tamar II, former and current Torpoint FerryTorpoint FerryThe Torpoint Ferry is a car and pedestrian chain ferry, connecting the A374 road which crosses the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall...
vessels - Tamar, a GWR Caliph Class locomotive
- Tamar palm tree, ArecaceaeArecaceaeArecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
- Projeto TAMARProjeto TAMARThe Projeto TAMAR is a Brazilian non-profit organization owned by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation...
, Brazilian environmentalist non-profit organization