תָּמָר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. date (the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel)
2. date palm, palm tree in general
Pronunciation
tamár
Examples8
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב לֶאֱכֹל תָּמָר עִם הַקָּפֶה שֶׁלִּי בבֹּקֶר.
I like to eat a date with my coffee in the morning.
אָכַלְנוּ כַּמָּה תְּמָרִים.
We ate several dates.
תְּמָרִים הֵם מָקוֹר טִבְעִי לאֶנֶרְגִּיָה.
Dates are a natural source of energy.
אֲנִי אוֹהֶבֶת לֶאֱכֹל תָּמָר עִם שְׁקֵדִים.
I like to eat a date with almonds.
מָה אַתָּה מַעֲדִיף, צִמּוּקִים, שְׁזִיפִים אוֹ תְּמָרִים?
Which do you prefer, raisins, prunes or dates?
וְאֵת־הַנֶּגֶב וְאֵת־הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים עַד־צֹעַר׃
and the South, and the Plain, even the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.