H8659 – Tarshiysh – תַּרְשִׁישׁ – Tarshish, Tharshish
- Strong’s ID:
- H8659
- Hebrew Word:
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ
- Transliteration:
- Tarshîysh / Tarshiysh
- Pronunciation:
- tar-sheesh’
- Part of Speech:
- proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
- Usage Count:
- 28
- Search:
- Find “Tarshiysh” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
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.