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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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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 - The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - For the king had merchant ships[fn] at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48 - Jehoshaphat made merchant ships[fn] to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 - The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah,[fn] Kittim, and Rodanim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:10 - The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:21 - For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram.[fn] Once every three years the merchant ships[fn] came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:36 - And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king’s presence, and who ranked highest in the kingdom):

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:7 - As when You break the ships of Tarshish
With an east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 - Upon all the ships of Tarshish,
And upon all the beautiful sloops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:1 - The burden against Tyre.

Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For it is laid waste,
So that there is no house, no harbor;
From the land of Cyprus[fn] it is revealed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - Cross over to Tarshish;
Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 - Overflow through your land like the River,[fn]
O daughter of Tarshish;
There is no more strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your strength is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
To bring your sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the LORD your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
Because He has glorified you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - “I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul[fn] and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skillful men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 - “Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:25 - “The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - “Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - So he prayed to the LORD, and said, “Ah, LORD, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.
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