H1193 H1193
Baal-Tamar, a place name near Gibeah meaning 'possessor of palms' or 'Baal of Tamar'
This place name appears only in Judges 20:33, during the civil war between Israel and Benjamin. The name literally means 'possessor of palms' or possibly 'Baal of Tamar,' suggesting a location marked by palm trees. The multilingual evidence (at-Baal-Tamar, en-Baal-Tamar, à-Baal-Tamar, bei-Baal-Tamar) preserves the compound form across languages, indicating its status as a proper noun for a strategic location near Gibeah where Israelite forces positioned themselves.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A geographic location near Gibeah where Israelite forces staged their ambush during the Benjamite conflict (Judges 20:33). The name combines either the Canaanite deity Baal or the word for 'possessor' with 'tamar' (palm tree), marking it as a palm-grove site of military significance. Translators consistently render it as a transliterated place name rather than translating its components. 1×
AR["فِي-بَعْلِ-تَمَارَ"]·ben["বাল-তামারে"]·DE["bei-Baal-Tamar"]·EN["at-Baal-Tamar"]·FR["à-Baal-Tamar"]·heb["ב-בעל תמר"]·HI["बाल-तामार-में"]·ID["di-Baal-Tamar"]·IT["a-Baal-Tamar"]·jav["ing-Baal-Tamar"]·KO["바알-다말에서"]·PT["em-Baal-Tamar"]·RU["в-Баал-Тамаре"]·ES["en-Baal-Tamar"]·SW["Baal-Tamari"]·TR["Baal-Tamar'da"]·urd["بعل-تامار-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בַּ֫עַל תָּמָר n.pr.loc. (possessor of palms; or Baal of Tamar?) Ju 20:33, near Gibeah.