Hebrew word study
תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659
- Transliteration
- Tarshîysh
- Pronunciation
- tar-sheesh'
- KJV glosses
- Tarshish, Tharshish.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information