I think we mentioned it before, if the T in תמר TAMAR is radical, then TAMAR is a CAMAR (related to צמר CEMER, 'wool'), a tree with a distinct צמרת CAMERET, 'wooly crown, treetop', as in Ez. 31:3. CAMERET is also related to the אמיר AMIYR, 'the unfolding branches', of Is.17:6, and to the עמיר AMIYR, sheaves, of Amos 2:13. AMAR in the sense of 'narrated', is 'produced a stream of expounding sound bits', as is $IYR, 'song'. Thus, in WA-TO-MER of Gen. 38:16 the T is not radical. Another relationship between growing branches and producing a stream of chopped sound is provided us by זמר ZAMAR 'cut the branches', cut the ZMOROT, as in Is. 5:6, and זמרה ZIMRAH, 'singing', as in Is. 51:3.
Isaac Fried, Boston University On Aug 18, 2012, at 11:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: > TMR T)MR _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
