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Lexicon :: Strong's H8659 - taršîš

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תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Transliteration
taršîš
Pronunciation
tar-sheesh'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably the same as תַּרְשִׁישׁ (H8658) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)
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TWOT Reference: 2547

Strong’s Definitions

תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); 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:—Tarshish, Tharshish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H8659 in the following manner: Tarshish (24x), Tharshish (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H8659 in the following manner: Tarshish (24x), Tharshish (4x).

  1. Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper"

    proper masculine noun

    1. son of Javan

    2. a Benjamite, son of Bilhan

    3. one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia

      proper locative noun

    4. a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee

      1. site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain

    5. a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh, tar-sheesh'; probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse); 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:—Tarshish, Tharshish.
STRONGS H8659: Abbreviations
† II. תַּרְשִׁרשׁ proper name
1. location, a distant port, site not certainly known (WklAltor. Forsch. see 445); most Tartessus in Spain Thes (after older authorities) GesIs i. 719 MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i, § 281; other views are: Tyrseni (Etruscans) in Italy, WMMHast. DB TARSHISH, Phoenicia RenoufPSBA xvi. 134 ff., Sardinia HalREJ xiii. 14; see also Ency. Bib.TARSHISH; — Tarshish, Greek Version of the LXX usually Θαρς(ε)ις (Isaiah 23:1, 14 Καρχήδων = Carthage); — especially in phrase אֳנִיּוֺת ת׳ Tarshish-ships (large, sea-going vessels, fit to ply to Tarshish) Isaiah 2:16 (Greek Version of the LXX πλοῖον θαλάσσης), Isaiah 23:1, 14; Isaiah 60:9; Ezekiel 27:25; 1 Kings 22:49, || 2 Chronicles 20:36,37 (where the ships go to ת׳); אֳנִי ת׳ 1 Kings 10:22 (twice in verse) || 2 Chronicles 9:21 (אֳנִיּוֺת), + 2 Chronicles 9:21; (ships go to ת׳); ת׳ alone Isaiah 23:6; Jonah 1:3 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:2 (all with ה locative), Genesis 10:4 || 1 Chronicles 1:7 (erroneous ה locative), Isaiah 66:19; Psalm 72:10; Jonah 1:3; בַּתתֿ׳ Isaiah 23:10; trading-port Ezekiel 27:12; Ezekiel 38:13, whence comes silver Jeremiah 10:9.
2. masculine
a. in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 7:10.
b. Persian noble Esther 1:14; explained By Scheft53 as Old Iranian tṛšus, 'der Gierige.'
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:4

1 Kings

10:22; 22:49

1 Chronicles

1:7; 7:10

2 Chronicles

9:21; 9:21; 20:36; 20:37

Esther

1:14

Psalms

72:10

Isaiah

2:16; 23:1; 23:1; 23:6; 23:10; 23:14; 23:14; 60:9; 66:19

Jeremiah

10:9

Ezekiel

27:12; 27:25; 38:13

Jonah

1:3; 1:3; 4:2

H8659

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8659 matches the Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ (taršîš),
which occurs 28 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:4 - وَأَبْنَاءُ يَاوَانَ: أَلِيشَةُ وَتَرْشِيشُ وَكِتِّيمُ وَدُودَانِيمُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - وَكَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ أُسْطُولٌ بَحَرِيٌّ تِجَارِيٌّ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَ أُسْطُولِ حِيرَامَ. فَكَانَ هَذَا الأُسْطُولُ التِّجَارِيُّ يَأْتِي مَرَّةً كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْعَاجِ وَالْقُرُودِ وَالطَّوَاوِيسِ وَيُفَرِّغُهَا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48 - وَبَنَى يَهُوشَافَاطُ أُسْطُولاً تِجَارِيًّا لِكَيْ يَبْحُرَ إِلَى أُوفِيرَ وَيَعُودَ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ، وَلَكِنَّ السُّفُنَ لَمْ تَبْحُرْ لأَنَّهَا تَحَطَّمَتْ فِي عِصْيُونَ جَابَرَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 - وَأَبْنَاءُ يَاوَانَ: أَلِيشَةُ وَتَرْشِيشَةُ وَكِتِّيمُ وَدُودَانِيمُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:10 - وَأَنْجَبَ يَدِيعَئِيلُ بَلْهَانَ الَّذِي وَلَدَ يَعِيشَ وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَأَهُودَ وَكَنْعَنَةَ وَزَيْتَانَ وَتَرْشِيشَ وَأَخِيشَاحَرَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:21 - فَقَدْ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ يَمْلِكُ أُسْطُولاً بَحَرِيًّا تِجَارِيًّا يَعْمَلُ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَ رِجَالِ حِيرَامَ، فَكَانَ يَبْحُرُ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ مَرَّةً كُلَّ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ مُحَمَّلاً بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْعَاجِ وَالْقُرُودِ وَالطَّوَاوِيسِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:36 - فَبَنَيَا مَعاً أُسْطُولاً مِنَ السُّفُنِ فِي عِصْيُونَ جَابِرَ لِتَبْحُرَ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - وَلَكِنَّ أَلِيعَزَرَ بْنَ دُودَاوَاهُو مِنْ مَرِيشَةَ تَنَبَّأَ عَلَى يَهُوشَافَاطَ قَائِلاً: «لأَنَّكَ عَقَدْتَ اتِّفَاقاً مَعَ أَخَزْيَا، سَيُدَمِّرُ الرَّبُّ مَا بَنَيْتَ». فَتَحَطَّمَتِ السُّفُنُ وَلَمْ تَبْحُرْ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - كَرْشَنَا وَشِيثَارَ وَأَدْمَاثَا وَتَرْشِيشَ وَمَرَسَ وَمَرْسَنَا وَمَمُوكَانَ، وَهُمْ سَبْعَةُ حُكَمَاءَ مُقَرَّبُونَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ مَادِي وَفَارِسَ، مِمَّنْ يَمْثُلُونَ دَائِماً أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ، وَيَحْتَلُّونَ الْمَرَاتِبَ الأُولَى فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:7 - تُحَطِّمُ سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ بِرِيحٍ شَرْقِيَّةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - مُلُوكُ تَرْشِيشَ وَالْجُزُرِ يَحْمِلُونَ إِلَيْهِ الْهَدَايَا. مُلُوكُ شَبَا وَسَبَأَ يُقَدِّمُونَ عَطَايَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 - وَعَلَى كُلِّ سُفُنِ تَرْشِيشَ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ صَنْعَةٍ جَمِيلَةٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:1 - نُبُوءَةٌ بِشَأْنِ صُورَ: وَلْوِلِي يَا سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ، لأَنَّ صُورَ قَدْ هُدِمَتْ، فَلَمْ يَبْقَ بَيْتٌ وَلا مَرْفَأٌ. تَمَاماً كَمَا بَلَغَكُمُ النَّبَأُ وَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَرْضِ قُبْرُصَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - اعْبُرُوا إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، انْتَحِبُوا يَا أَهْلَ السَّاحِلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 - امْخُرِي عُبَابَ الْبَحْرِ يَا ابْنَةَ تَرْشِيشَ كَمَا يَخْتَرِقُ النِّيلُ أَرْضَ مِصْرَ إِذْ زَالَ مَرْفَأُكِ مِنَ الوُجُودِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - انْتَحِبِي يَا سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ لأَنَّ حُصُونَكِ قَدْ تَهَدَّمَتْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - فَالْجَزَائِرُ تَنْتَظِرُنِي، وَفِي الطَّلِيعَةِ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ حَامِلَةٌ أَبْنَاءَكِ لِتَأْتِيَ بِهِمْ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، وَمَعَهُمْ فِضَّتُهُمْ وَذَهَبُهُمْ، تَكْرِيماً لاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكِ وَلِقُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَجَّدَكِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - وَأَجْعَلُ بَيْنَهُمْ آيَةً وَأَبْعَثُ بَعْضَ النَّاجِينَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى الأُمَمِ: إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، وَفُولَ، وَلُودَ، الْمَهَرَةِ فِي رَمْيِ السِّهَامِ، وَإِلَى تُوبَالَ وَيَاوَانَ وَإِلَى الْجَزَائِرِ الْبَعِيدَةِ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بِشُهْرَتِي أَوْ يَرَوْا مَجْدِي، فَيُذِيعُونَ مَجْدِي بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - يُحْضِرُونَ لِصُنْعِهَا الْفِضَّةَ الْمُطَرَّقَةَ مِنْ تَرْشِيشَ، وَالذَّهَبَ مِنْ أُوفَازَ، فَهِيَ عَمَلُ صَانِعٍ مَاهِرٍ وَصَوْغُ يَدَيْ صَائِغٍ، وَتُكْسَى بِثِيَابٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَأُرْجُوَانِيَّةٍ. كُلُّهَا صَنْعَةُ صُنَّاعٍ مَهَرَةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 - تَرْشِيشُ تَاجَرَتْ مَعَكِ لِكَثْرَةِ مَا فِيكِ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْغِنَى، فَدَفَعَتْ فِضَّةً وَحَدِيداً وَقَصْدِيراً وَرَصَاصاً لِقَاءَ بَضَائِعِكِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:25 - وَكَانَتْ سُفُنُ تَرْشِيشَ قَوَافِلَكِ الْبَحَرِيَّةَ الْمُحَمَّلَةَ بِتِجَارَتِكِ، فَامْتَلَأْتِ وَتَعَظَّمْتِ جِدّاً فِي عَرْضِ الْبِحَارِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - وَيَسْأَلُكَ أَهْلُ شَبَا وَرُودُسَ وَتُجَّارُ تَرْشِيشَ وَكُلُّ قُرَاهَا؛ أَقَادِمٌ أَنْتَ لِلاِسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى الأَسْلابِ؟ هَلْ حَشَدْتَ جُيُوشَكَ لِنَهْبِ الْغَنَائِمِ وَلِحَمْلِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَأَخْذِ الْمَاشِيَةِ وَالْمُقْتَنَيَاتِ وَلِلسَّلْبِ الْعَظِيمِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - غَيْرَ أَنَّ يُونَانَ تَأَهَّبَ لِيَهْرُبَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَانْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ يَافَا حَيْثُ عَثَرَ عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ مُبْحِرَةٍ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَدَفَعَ أُجْرَتَهَا وَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهَا لِيَتَوَجَّهَ مَعَ بَحَّارَتِهَا إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ هَرَباً مِنَ الرَّبِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - وَصَلَّى إِلَى الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ، أَلَيْسَ هَذَا مَا قُلْتُهُ عِنْدَمَا كُنْتُ فِي بِلادِي؟ لِهَذَا أَسْرَعْتُ إِلَى الْهَرَبِ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، لأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّكَ إِلَهٌ رَحِيمٌ رَؤُوفٌ بَطِيءُ الْغَضَبِ كَثِيرُ الإِحْسَانِ، تَرْجِعُ عَنِ الْعِقَابِ.
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