Tammuz תַּמּוּז
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| תַּמּוּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tammuz |
| Strong's number | H8542 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | title |
| Gloss | Tammuz |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Tammuz (Hebrew תַּמּוּז, Strong's H8542) is a title in the Old Testament, glossed “Tammuz”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
§ Tammuz = "sprout of life"
a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation
a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tammuz (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tammuz (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tammuz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 8:14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).