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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וְתַרְשִׁ֖ישׁ | and Tarshish | 1Chr.7.10 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10
- son of: Bilhan (בִּלְהָן)
- brother of: Jeush (יְעוּשׁ), Benjamin (בִּנְיָמִין), Ehud (אֵהוּד), Chenaanah (כְּנַעֲנָה), Zethan (זֵיתָן) and Ahishahar (אֲחִישַׁחַר)
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 • Son of Bilhan • Son of Bilhan from the tribe of Benjamin
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Tarshish was a son of Bilhan, a descendant of Benjamin.
- A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10;
- only referred to as Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ;
- son of Bilhan בִּלְהָן;
- a brother of Jeush יְעוּשׁ, Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין, Ehud אֵהוּד, Chenaanah כְּנַעֲנָה, Zethan זֵיתָן and Ahishahar אֲחִישַׁחַר.
Tarshish is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:10 as a son of Bilhan. Bilhan was a descendant of Benjamin, making Tarshish a member of the tribe of Benjamin. This passage lists the sons of Jediael, tracing the genealogy of Benjamin.
All entries for Tarshish: תַּרְשִׁישׁ