תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Transliteration
taršîš
Pronunciation
tar-sheesh'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably the same as תַּרְשִׁישׁ (H8658) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2547

Strong’s Definitions

תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite:—Tarshish, Tharshish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H8659 in the following manner: Tarshish (24x), Tharshish (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H8659 in the following manner: Tarshish (24x), Tharshish (4x).

  1. Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper"

    proper masculine noun

    1. son of Javan

    2. a Benjamite, son of Bilhan

    3. one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia

      proper locative noun

    4. a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee

      1. site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain

    5. a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite:—Tarshish, Tharshish.
STRONGS H8659: Abbreviations
† II. תַּרְשִׁרשׁ proper name
1. location, a distant port, site not certainly known (WklAltor. Forsch. see 445); most Tartessus in Spain Thes (after older authorities) GesIs i. 719 MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i, § 281; other views are: Tyrseni (Etruscans) in Italy, WMMHast. DB TARSHISH, Phoenicia RenoufPSBA xvi. 134 ff., Sardinia HalREJ xiii. 14; see also Ency. Bib.TARSHISH; — Tarshish, usually Θαρς(ε)ις (Isaiah 23:1, 14 Καρχήδων = Carthage); — especially in phrase אֳנִיּוֺת ת׳ Tarshish-ships (large, sea-going vessels, fit to ply to Tarshish) Isaiah 2:16 ( πλοῖον θαλάσσης), Isaiah 23:1, 14; Isaiah 60:9; Ezekiel 27:25; 1 Kings 22:49, || 2 Chronicles 20:36,37 (where the ships go to ת׳); אֳנִי ת׳ 1 Kings 10:22 (twice in verse) || 2 Chronicles 9:21 (אֳנִיּוֺת), + 2 Chronicles 9:21; (ships go to ת׳); ת׳ alone Isaiah 23:6; Jonah 1:3 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:2 (all with ה locative), Genesis 10:4 || 1 Chronicles 1:7 (erroneous ה locative), Isaiah 66:19; Psalm 72:10; Jonah 1:3; בַּתתֿ׳ Isaiah 23:10; trading-port Ezekiel 27:12; Ezekiel 38:13, whence comes silver Jeremiah 10:9.
2. masculine
a. in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 7:10.
b. Persian noble Esther 1:14; explained By Scheft53 as Old Iranian tṛšus, 'der Gierige.'
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References

Genesis

Genesis 10:4

1 Kings

1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:49

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:7; 1 Chronicles 7:10

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 20:36; 2 Chronicles 20:37

Esther

Esther 1:14

Psalms

Psalms 72:10

Isaiah

Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 23:1; Isaiah 23:1; Isaiah 23:6; Isaiah 23:10; Isaiah 23:14; Isaiah 23:14; Isaiah 60:9; Isaiah 66:19

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:9

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 27:12; Ezekiel 27:25; Ezekiel 38:13

Jonah

Jonah 1:3; Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2