H8658 תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshîysh) tar-sheesh'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

jasper

Strong's Definition

a gem, perhaps the topaz

Derivation: probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ));

KJV Usage: beryl.

TWOT Reference: 2546

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem

1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G440 G2281 G5555

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) — jasper. 1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem 1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (H8658 · H8659)

noun m

Gemstones

beryl = (semi-)precious stone, possibly kind of beryl, which is colorless in its pure form

EXO 28:20 · EXO 39:13 · SNG 5:14 · EZK 1:16 · EZK 10:9 · EZK 28:13 · DAN 10:6

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Names of Locations

Tarshish = town or region; ◄ probably located at the Iberian peninsula; described as inhabited by descendants of Javan, son of Japheth; ► famous for its commerce

GEN 10:4 · 1KI 10:22 · 1KI 10:22 · 1KI 22:49 · 1CH 1:7 · 2CH 9:21 · 2CH 9:21 · 2CH 20:36 · 2CH 20:37 · PSA 48:8 · PSA 72:10 · ISA 2:16 · ISA 23:1 · ISA 23:6 · ISA 23:10 · ISA 23:14 · ISA 60:9 · ISA 66:19 · JER 10:9 · EZK 27:12 · EZK 27:25 · EZK 38:13 · JON 1:3 · JON 1:3 · JON 1:3 · JON 4:2

Names of People

Tarshish = man; ◄ son of Bilhan; tribe of Benjamin

1CH 7:10

Names of People

Tarshish = man; ► adviser to king Ahasuerus (Xerxes) of Persia

EST 1:14

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תַּרְשִׁישׁ n.m. a precious stone, perhaps yellow jasper, or other gold-coloured stone base

Bible Occurrences (6)

28:20 39:13

1:16 10:9 28:13

10:6

Exodus 28:20

and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.... Mount [these stones] in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 39:13

and the fourth row [had] a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These [stones] were mounted in gold filigree settings.

Ezekiel 1:16

The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like... a wheel within a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:9

Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub....... And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

Daniel 10:6

His body [was] like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.