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ḥaṣăṣōn tāmār חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר ‘Hazazon-tamar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāṣaṣ חָצַץ ‘to divide / to shoot’ and tāmār תָּמָר ‘palm’
Roots: חצץ תמר

ḥaṣăṣōn tāmār pr n loc
Hazezon-tamar = "dividing the date-palm"
1) an Amorite city
2) a town situated in the desert Judah; probably Engedi
3) maybe the 'Tamar' of Solomon's day

Mentioned in Genesis 14:7 2 Chronicles 20:2

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