Lexical Definition

‎תַּרְשִׁישׁ‎ tarshîysh (tar-sheesh') jasper ^H:N-M
probably of foreign derivation (compare ‎תַּרְשִׁישׁ‎)

beryl.

• a gem, perhaps the topaz

1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem
1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone

See Greek: ἄνθραξ · θάλασσα · χρυσόλιθος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎תַּרְשִׁישׁ‎ noun masculine a precious stone, perhaps yellow jasper, or other gold-coloured stone (ᵐ5^L Exod 28:20; Exod 39:13 χρυσόλιθοχ, so Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 3:7»iii. 7}, 5 [168], see Petrie^{Hast. DB STONES, PRECIOUS} Myres^{Ency. Bib. ID. § 17} Dr^{Dan 10:6}); — ‎׳‎‎כְּעֵין ת‎ Ezek 1:6 ‎׳‎‎כְּעֵין אֵבֶן ת‎ Ezek 10:9 in list of gems Ezek 28:13; Exod 28:20; Exod 39:13 in simile of resplendent body Dan 10:6, compare Song 5:14.

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