◄ 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 is a proper noun referring to a Babylonian deity, often associated with the cycle of seasons and agricultural fertility. The name is also used for the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to June-July in the Gregorian calendar. Word Origin: Derived from an ancient Mesopotamian deity associated with fertility and agriculture. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tammuz, as it is a specific proper noun related to a Mesopotamian deity and does not have a direct equivalent in the Greek New Testament. Usage: The term "Tammuz" appears in the context of idolatrous practices in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the book of Ezekiel. Context: Tammuz is mentioned in the Bible in Ezekiel 8:14, where the prophet Ezekiel is shown a vision of women weeping for Tammuz at the entrance of the north gate of the temple in Jerusalem. This practice was part of a larger set of idolatrous activities that Ezekiel condemns. The weeping for Tammuz likely refers to a ritual mourning for the death of the god, which was believed to occur annually, symbolizing the death of vegetation in the hot summer months. This mourning was followed by celebrations of his supposed resurrection, symbolizing the return of life and fertility. The worship of Tammuz was part of the syncretistic religious practices that the Israelites adopted from surrounding cultures, which were in direct violation of the worship of Yahweh as prescribed in the Hebrew Scriptures. 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.