Lexicon
תַּמּוּז
tam.muz
H8542
N:N-M-T Hebrew

Tammuz

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tam.muz is the proper name for whom women are described as weeping at the north-facing gate of the LORD’s house.

The attested use presents tam.muz as a proper name in the scene where women are weeping at the north-facing gate of the LORD’s house.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a scene of mourning · dominant

    In Ezekiel 8:14, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause describing women at the north-facing gate of the LORD’s house. The APB renders the scene as women “weeping for Tammuz.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 8:14, the APB presents the name in the phrase “weeping for Tammuz.” It confirms the scene without establishing further nuance for the name.

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