Strong’s H8659
תַּרְשִׁישׁ — Tarshîysh
תַּרְשִׁישׁ (Tarshîysh, Strong’s H8659) means: 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 I.
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
- H8659
- /tar-sheesh'/
- 28× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- Tarshîysh
- Pronunciation
- tar-sheesh'
- Occurrences
- 28
Meaning
- Hebrew
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ
- 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
- Derivation
- probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);
- King James Version renders it as
- Tarshish, Tharshish.
Derived from
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshîyshH8658 · a gem · 7×
Words derived from Tarshîysh
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshîyshH8658 · a gem · 7×
Where it appears
The first verses that use Tarshîysh (28 times in all).
Sources
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