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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 chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:13 - (LXX 36:20) and the fourth row a chrysolite and beryl and onyx set round about with gold, and fastened with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14 - His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:16 - And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in a wheel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:9 - And I saw, and behold, four wheels stood by the cherubs, one wheel by each cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of a carbuncle stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - Thou wast in the delight of the paradise of God; thou hast bound upon thee every precious stone, the sardius, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper, and silver, and gold, and ligure, and agate, and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx: and thou hast filled thy treasures and thy stores in thee with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - and his body was as Tharsis, and his face was as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his legs as the appearance of shining brass, and the voice of his words as the voice of a multitude.
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