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tammūz תַּמּוּז ‘Tammuz’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of uncertain derivation

tammūz pr n m title
Tammuz = "sprout of life"
1) a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation

Mentioned in Ezekiel 8:14

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