תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshîysh · tar-sheesh'
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
Lexicon
Derivation: probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (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, 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
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tarshish, Tharshish.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy
The mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּרְשִׁישׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
28 occurrences · 28 OT · 0 NT · 19 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of tarshish10 · 36%
- to tarshish6 · 21%
- of tharshish3 · 11%
- and tarshish2 · 7%
- tarshish2 · 7%
- unto tarshish2 · 7%
- and tharshish1 · 4%
- from tarshish1 · 4%
- with them unto tarshish1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.