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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)
Dictionary Aids

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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:4 -

And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 -

for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48 -

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 -

Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:10 -

Jediael’s son: Bilhan.

Bilhan’s sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:21 -

for the king’s ships kept going to Tarshish with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:36 -

Jehoshaphat formed an alliance with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 -

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you formed an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken up what you have made.” So the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 -

The most trusted ones[fn] were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:7 -

as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish

with the east wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 -

May the kings of Tarshish

and the coasts and islands bring tribute,

the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 -

against every ship of Tarshish,

and against every splendid sea vessel.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:1 -

A pronouncement concerning Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,

for your haven has been destroyed.

Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 -

Cross over to Tarshish;

wail, inhabitants of the coastland!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 -

Overflow[fn] your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish;

there is no longer anything to restrain you.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 -

Wail, ships of Tarshish,

because your fortress is destroyed!

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 -

Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me

with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,

to bring your children from far away,

their silver and gold with them,

for the honor of the LORD your God,

the Holy One of Israel,

who has glorified you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 -

“I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations ​— ​to Tarshish, Put,[fn] Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away ​— ​who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 -

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish

and gold from Uphaz.[fn]

The work of a craftsman

and of a goldsmith’s hands

is clothed in blue and purple,

all the work of skilled artisans.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:12 -

“ ‘Tarshish was your trading partner because of your abundant wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:25 -

“Ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your goods.

“ ‘So you became full and heavily loaded[fn]

in the heart of the sea.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 -

Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers[fn] will ask you, “Have you come to seize spoil? Have you mobilized your assembly to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize plenty of spoil? ” ’

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 -

Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the LORD’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the LORD’s presence.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 -

He prayed to the LORD, “Please, LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.

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