◄ 8542. Tammuz ►
Strong's Lexicon Tammuz: Tammuz Original Word: תַּמּוּז Part of Speech: Proper Name Transliteration: Tammuwz Pronunciation: tah-MOOZ Phonetic Spelling: (tam-mooz') Definition: Tammuz Meaning: Tammuz Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian "Dumuzi," a name associated with a Mesopotamian deity. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Tammuz in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific cultural and religious reference unique to the Hebrew context. Usage: Tammuz is the name of a month in the Hebrew calendar, corresponding roughly to June-July in the Gregorian calendar. It is also associated with a Babylonian deity, Dumuzi, who was a god of fertility and agriculture. In the Bible, Tammuz is mentioned in the context of idolatrous practices. Cultural and Historical Background: Tammuz was a significant figure in Mesopotamian mythology, often associated with the cycle of life and death, representing the dying and rising god motif. The worship of Tammuz involved lamentation rituals, particularly during the summer month named after him, when vegetation withered in the heat. This practice was adopted by some Israelites during periods of syncretism, leading to prophetic rebuke. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a Bab. god NASB Translation Tammuz (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs תַּמּוּז proper name, of a divinity Tammuz (Babylonian Dûzu (also Dumuzi) COTEzekiel 8:14 ZimKAT3, 397 f. JastrRel. Babylonian 482 et pass; on the phonetic change HptZA ii. 270, but also JägerBAS i. 591); — ׳מְבַכּוֺת אֶתהַֿיּ Ezekiel 8:14; ׳ת = Greek Adonis (אדון); compare BaudRel. Semitic i. 35. 300 f DrDaniel 11:37 CheEncy. Bib.TAMMUZ SayHast. DB ID. תְּמוּנָה see מין. תְּמוּרָה see מור. תְּמוּתָה see מות Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Tammuz Of uncertain derivation; Tammuz, a Phoenician deity -- Tammuz. Forms and Transliterations הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ התמוז׃ hat·tam·mūz hattamMuz hattammūz Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezekiel 8:14 HEB: מְבַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־ הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ ס NAS: there weeping for Tammuz. KJV: women weeping for Tammuz. INT: were sitting weeping Tammuz 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 8542 1 Occurrence hat·tam·mūz — 1 Occ.