ta.mar is a proper name used for several women and for a location named in boundary and building notices.

The term most often functions as the proper name of women in family, genealogical, and narrative settings, including Judah's daughter-in-law and Absalom's sister; it also names a location in a building notice and southern-boundary descriptions.

1. Personal name in family and narrative accounts · dominant

   All cited forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 38:6 the APB renders a wife named Tamar for Er, while Genesis 38:11 identifies Tamar as Judah's daughter-in-law; in 2 Samuel 13:1 it renders Absalom's sister as Tamar, and 2 Samuel 14:27 names Absalom's daughter Tamar.

   Genesis 38:6Genesis 38:11Ruth 4:122 Samuel 13:12 Samuel 13:102 Samuel 14:27
2. Place name in building and boundary statements · occasional

   The Noun · Proper form names a location in 1 Kings 9:18, where the APB includes Tamar among places built. In Ezekiel 47:19 and Ezekiel 48:28, the APB places Tamar at the starting point of a southern boundary.

   1 Kings 9:18Ezekiel 47:19Ezekiel 48:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Tamar” in the supplied family narratives, genealogical notices, and place descriptions. Its wording confirms the verse-level naming function rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.