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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 Box Exo 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20 - the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper.[fn] Mount them in gold filigree settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:13 - the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.[fn] They were mounted in gold filigree settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14 - His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is like polished ivory decorated with lapis lazuli.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:16 - This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:9 - I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.[fn] Your settings and mountings[fn] were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
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