Thamar is the woman named as the mother of Perez and Zerah in a genealogical statement.

The attested use identifies a woman within a genealogy: in Matthew 1:3, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the statement that Judas begot Perez and Zerah out from her.

1. Woman named in a genealogy · dominant

   In Matthew 1:3, Θαμάρ is genitive singular feminine in the clause naming the woman in relation to Judas and the birth of Perez and Zerah. The APB renders the clause, “Judas then begot Perez and Zerah out from Tamar.”

   Matthew 1:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 1:3, the APB presents the name as “Tamar” in the genealogical clause about Perez and Zerah.