Tamar

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Tamar is a biblical figure in the Book of 2 Samuel, known as the daughter of King David whose tragic story of abuse and injustice profoundly impacts David’s family narrative.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tamar canonical 10
Tamar (daughter of David IV) 1
Tamar daughter of Absalom 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
woman in the Hebrew Bible
appearsIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament

2 Samuel
surface form: Second Book of Samuel
associatedTheme abuse of power
failure of royal justice
family injustice
sexual violence
silencing of victims
attemptedTo dissuade Amnon from raping her
brother Absalom
clothing ornate robe of a virgin princess
describedAs beautiful
distinctFrom Tamar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tamar daughter of Absalom

Tamar daughter-in-law of Judah
ethicalSignificance example in discussions of biblical justice and gender-based violence
father David
King David
genreContext Deuteronomistic history
halfBrother Amnon
invokedLawOrCustom appeal to proper marriage procedures
languageOfName Hebrew
lifeAfterAssault desolate
livedAfterAssault in Absalom’s house
locationOfAssault Amnon’s house
longTermConsequence Absalom’s later revolt against David
Absalom’s murder of Amnon
estrangement between David and Absalom
meaningOfName palm tree
mother Maacah daughter of Talmai
surface form: Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur
narrativeRole catalyst for Absalom’s rebellion
victim of sexual violence
perpetratorOfAbuse Amnon
reactionAfterAssault put ashes on her head
tore her ornate robe
went away crying aloud
religiousTradition Christianity
Islamic tradition
Judaism
responseOfAbsalom Absalom hated Amnon
responseOfDavid David was very angry but did not punish Amnon
royalStatus princess of Israel
sibling Absalom
subjectOf 2 Samuel 13
textualSource 2 Samuel 13:1–22
victimOf rape by Amnon

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2 Samuel mainCharacter Tamar
David IV of Georgia child Tamar
this entity surface form: Tamar (daughter of David IV)
Amnon sibling Tamar
Amnon desireFor Tamar
Absalom sibling Tamar
Absalom child Tamar
this entity surface form: one daughter Tamar
Tamar distinctFrom Tamar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tamar daughter of Absalom
Tamar Braxton givenName Tamar
Tamara hasVariant Tamar
The Rape of Tamar depicts Tamar