תַּרְשִׁישׁ
tar.shishProper Noun (Masculine)H8659
Tarshish
From: probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Javan (H3120); brother of: Elishah (H0473), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" son of Javan
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
22 timesAppears 22 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Isaiah
7
2 Chronicles
3
Ezk
3
1 Chronicles
2
Jonah
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:7
- 2 Chronicles 20:37
- Ezk 27:25
- Isaiah 23:1
- Isaiah 60:9
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