Lexical Definition
תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh (tar-sheesh') Tarshish N:N-M-P
probably the same as תַּרְשִׁישׁ (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)
Tarshish, Tharshish.
- § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper"
- 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
n pr m
1) son of Javan
2) a Benjamite, son of Bilhan
3) one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia
n pr loc
4) a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee
1a) site unknown but perhaps in Cyprus or Spain
5) a city somewhere near and accessible to the Red Sea to which ships constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf on the Red Sea were to sail
Extended Information
- A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4
- son of: Javan (יָוָן)
- brother of: Elishah (אֱלִישָׁה), Kittim (כִּתִּי) and Dodanim (דֹּדָנִים)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. תַּרְשִׁרשׁ proper name
1. location a distant port, site not certainly known (WklAltor. Forsch. see 445); most Tartessues in Spain Thes (after older authorities) GesIsa i. 719 MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i, § 281; other views are: Tyrseni (Etruscans) in Italy, WMMHast. DB TARSHISH, Phoenicia RenoufPSBA xvi. 134 ff., Sardinia HalREJ xiii. 14; see also Ency. Bib.TARSHISH; — Tarshish, ᵐ5 usually Θαρς(ε)ις (Isa 23:1; Isa 23:14 Καρχήδων = Carthage); — especially in phrase ׳אֳנִיּוֺת ת Tarshish-ships (large, sea-going vessels, fit to ply to Tarshish) Isa 2:16 (ᵐ5 πλοῖον θαλάσσης), Isa 23:1; Isa 23:14; Isa 60:9; Ezek 27:25; 1Kgs 22:49*, || 2Chr 20:36; 2Chr 20:37 (where the ships go to ׳ת); ׳אֳנִי ת 1 k 2Chr 10:22 (twice in verse) || 2Chr 9:21 (אֳנִיּוֺת), + v2Chr 9:21 (ships go to ׳ת); ׳ת alone Isa 23:6; Jonah 1:3 (twice in verse); Jonah 4:2 (all with ה locative), Gen 10:4 || 1Chr 1:7 (erroneous ה locative), Isa 66:19; Ps 72:10; Jonah 1:3 ׳בַּתתֿ Isa 23:10 trading-port Ezek 27:12; Ezek 38:13, whence comes silver Jer 10:9.
2. masculine a. in Benjamin 1Chr 7:10.
b. Persian noble Esth 1:14 explained By Scheft53 as Old Iranian tršus, 'der Gierige.'
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:4 |
| 1 Kings | 22:49* |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:7 · 7:10 |
| 2 Chronicles | 9:21 · 10:22 · 20:36 · 20:37 |
| Esther | 1:14 |
| Psalms | 72:10 |
| Isaiah | 2:16 · 23:1 · 23:6 · 23:10 · 23:14 · 60:9 · 66:19 |
| Jeremiah | 10:9 |
| Ezekiel | 27:12 · 27:25 · 38:13 |
| Jonah | 1:3 · 4:2 |
Profile
Male • Great-grandson of Noah • Son of Javan, great-grandson of Noah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Tarshish was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah, associated with the ancient city of Tarshish.
- A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4;
- only referred to as Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ;
- son of Javan יָוָן;
- a brother of Elishah אֱלִישָׁה, Kittim כִּתִּי and Dodanim דֹּדָנִים.
Tarshish is mentioned in Genesis 10:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:7 as a son of Javan and grandson of Noah. He was born after the flood and is listed among the descendants of Japheth. Tarshish is associated with the ancient city of Tarshish, a distant port known for its wealth and maritime trade. His descendants likely settled in or near this city, which some identify with Tartessos in Spain or Tarsus in Cilicia.
All entries for Tarshish: תַּרְשִׁישׁ