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Lexicon :: Strong's H8658 - taršîš

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תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Transliteration
taršîš
Pronunciation
tar-sheesh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign derivation [compare תַּרְשִׁישׁ (H8659)]
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TWOT Reference: 2546

Strong’s Definitions

תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659); a gem, perhaps the topaz:—beryl.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H8658 in the following manner: beryl (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H8658 in the following manner: beryl (7x).

  1. a precious stone or semi-precious gem

    1. perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659); a gem, perhaps the topaz:—beryl.
STRONGS H8658: Abbreviations
† I. תַּרְשִׁישׁ noun masculine a precious stone, perhaps yellow jasper, or other gold-coloured stone (LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13 χρυσόλιθοχ, so JosAnt. iii. 7, 5 [168], see PetrieHast. DB STONES, PRECIOUS MyresEncy. Bib. ID. § 17 DrDaniel 10:6); — כְּעֵין ת׳ Ezekiel 1:6; כְּעֵין אֵבֶן ת׳ Ezekiel 10:9; in list of gems Ezekiel 28:13; Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13; in simile of resplendent body Daniel 10:6, compare Songs 5:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:20; 28:20; 39:13; 39:13

Song of Songs

5:14

Ezekiel

1:6; 10:9; 28:13

Daniel

10:6; 10:6

H8658

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Strong's Number H8658 matches the Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ (taršîš),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20 -

“and the fourth row,

a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:13

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and the fourth row,

a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They were surrounded with gold filigree in their settings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14

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His arms[fn] are rods of gold

set[fn] with beryl.

His body[fn] is an ivory panel

covered with lapis lazuli.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:16

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The appearance of the wheels and their craftsmanship was like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their appearance and craftsmanship was like a wheel within a wheel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:9

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I looked, and there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The luster of the wheels was like the gleam of beryl.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 -

“You were in Eden, the garden of God.

Every kind of precious stone covered you:

carnelian, topaz, and diamond,[fn]

beryl, onyx, and jasper,

lapis lazuli, turquoise[fn] and emerald.[fn]

Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;

they were prepared on the day you were created.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6

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His body was like beryl,[fn] his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

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