תַּרְשִׁישׁTarshîysh
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
Pronunciation: tar-sheesh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8659
Meanings
1. Tarshish, a distant port, site not certainly known (Isaiah 23:1; Isaiah 23:14; Isaiah 2:16)
2.
a. in Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:10)
b. Persian noble (Esther 1:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- 1 Kings 10:22 The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- 1 Chronicles 7:10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).