תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshîysh(tar-sheesh')
“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”
28 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s 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
Translated in KJV as
TarshishTharshish.
Etymology
probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);
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“For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.”