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HebrewH8659Proper Noun (Masculine)

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

tar.shish

22Occurrences
H8659Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

תַּרְשִׁישׁ appears 22 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
7
2 Chronicles
3
Ezk
3
1 Chronicles
2
Jonah
2
1 Kings
1
Esther
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:7BSB

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

2 Chronicles 20:37BSB

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.”So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

Ezk 27:25BSB

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Isaiah 23:1BSB

This is the burden against Tyre:Wail, O ships of Tarshish,for Tyre is laid waste,without house or harbor.Word has reached themfrom the land of Cyprus.

Isaiah 60:9BSB

Surely the islands will wait for Me,with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,to bring your children from afar,with their silver and gold,to the honor of the LORD your God,the Holy One of Israel,for He has glorified you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.