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
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

probably the same as (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.