- Original: תּמר - Transliteration: Tamar - Phonetic: taw-mawr' - Definition: 1. palm tree, date palm - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be erect - TWOT entry: 2523 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be erect; a palm tree: - palm (tree). Total KJV Occurrences: 11 • palm, 1 Nehemiah 8:15 • tree, 4 Psalm 92:12; Song of Songs 7:7; Song of Songs 7:8; Joel 1:12 • trees, 6 Exodus 15:27; Leviticus 23:40; Numbers 33:9; Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 1:16; Judges 3:13