Lexicon :: Strong's H8542 - tammûz

תַּמּוּז
Transliteration
tammûz
Pronunciation
tam-mooz'
Part of Speech
proper noun with reference to deity
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2519

Strong’s Definitions

תַּמּוּז Tammûwz, tam-mooz'; of uncertain derivation; Tammuz, a Phoenician deity:—Tammuz.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H8542 in the following manner: Tammuz (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H8542 in the following manner: Tammuz (1x).
  1. Tammuz = "sprout of life"

    1. a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּמּוּז Tammûwz, tam-mooz'; of uncertain derivation; Tammuz, a Phoenician deity:—Tammuz.
STRONGS H8542: Abbreviations
תַּמּוּז proper name, of a divinity Tammuz (Babylonian Dûzu (also Dumuzi) COTEzekiel 8:14 ZimKAT3, 397 f. JastrRel. Babylonian 482 et pass.; on the phonetic change HptZA ii. 270, but also JägerBAS i. 591); — מְבַכּוֺת אֶתהַֿיּ׳ Ezekiel 8:14; ת׳ = Greek Adonis (אדון); compare BaudRel. Semitic i. 35. 300 f DrDaniel 11:37 CheEncy. Bib.TAMMUZ SayHast. DB ID.
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Ezekiel

8:14; 8:14

Daniel

11:37