H8659 תַּרְשִׁישׁ (Tarshîysh) tar-sheesh'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Tarshish

Biblical Persons & Places

Tarshish Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; only referred to as Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ); son of Bilhan; a brother of Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan and Ahishahar.

Tarshish Persian living at the time of Exile and Return

A prince of Persia living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14; only referred to as Tarshish (תַרְשִׁישׁ).

Tarshish Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; only referred to as Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ); son of Javan; a brother of Elishah, Kittim and Dodanim.

Tarshish Tarshish

A location in Benjamin Tribe first mentioned at 1Ki.10.22; only referred to as Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ).

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);

KJV Usage: Tarshish, Tharshish.

TWOT Reference: 2547

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper"

n pr m

1) son of Javan

2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan

3) one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia

n pr loc

4) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee

1a) 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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) — Tarshish. A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; son of: Javan (H3120); brother of: Elishah (H0473), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" son of Javan

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) — Tarshish.

§ Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" 1) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee perhaps in Cyprus or Spain 2) 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

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) — Tarshish. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Zethan (H2133) and Ahishahar (H0300) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" 1) son of Javan 2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan 3) one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia 4) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee 1a) 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

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

name

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.pr. loc. a distant port, site not certainly known

m. in Benjamin

Persian noble

base

Bible Occurrences (24)

10:4

10:22 22:48

1:7 7:10

9:21 20:36 20:37

1:14

48:7 72:10

2:16 23:1 23:6 23:10 23:14 60:9 66:19

10:9

27:12 27:25 38:13

1:3 4:2

Genesis 10:4

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

1 Kings 10:22

For the king had the 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.

1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because [they] were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

1 Chronicles 1:7

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

1 Chronicles 7:10

The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

2 Chronicles 9:21

For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 20:36

They agreed... to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built... in Ezion-geber.

2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works. So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.