תַּרְשִׁישׁ

tar.shishTarshish
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man28 occurrences10 books24 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Tarshish: Son of Bilhan from the tribe of Benjamin
  • Tarshish: One of the seven princes of Persia and Media
  • Tarshish: Son of Javan, great-grandson of Noah
  • Tarshish: Distant maritime city known for its wealth and trade

Definition

probably the same as H8658 (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
Traditional renderings: Tarshish, Tharshish.

Glossary entries

Tarshish (Place) Tarshish (Person) Tharshish

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

28 total
  1. Genesis 10:4וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ · Tarshish
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  2. 1 Kings 10:22 (2×)תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ · of Tarshish; תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ · of Tarshish
    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  3. 1 Kings 22:48תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ · of Tarshish
    Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:7וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה · Tarshish
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:10וְתַרְשִׁ֖ישׁ · Tarshish
    The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:21 (2×)תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ · of Tarshish; תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ · of Tarshish
    For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  7. 2 Chronicles 20:36תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ · to Tarshish
    They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
  8. 2 Chronicles 20:37תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃ · Tarshish
    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
  9. Esther 1:14תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ · Tarshish
    His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
  10. Psalm 48:7תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃ · of Tarshish
    With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
  11. Psalm 72:10תַרְשִׁ֣ישׁ · of Tarshish
    May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
  12. Isaiah 2:16תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ · of Tarshish
    …against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
  13. Isaiah 23:1תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ · of Tarshish
    This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  14. Isaiah 23:6תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה · to Tarshish
    Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
  15. Isaiah 23:10תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ · of Tarshish
    Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.
  16. Isaiah 23:14תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ · of Tarshish
    Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
  17. Isaiah 60:9תַּרְשִׁישׁ֙ · of Tarshish
    Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
  18. Isaiah 66:19תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁ · to Tarshish
    I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  19. Jeremiah 10:9מִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁ · from Tarshish
    Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
  20. Ezekiel 27:12תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ · Tarshish [was]
    Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
  21. Ezekiel 27:25תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ · of Tarshish
    The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
  22. Ezekiel 38:13תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ · of Tarshish
    Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will ask, ‘Have you come to capture the plunder? Have you assembled your hordes to carry away loot, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and goods, to seize great spoil?’
  23. Jonah 1:3 (3×)תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה · to Tarshish; תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ · for Tarshish; תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה · for Tarshish
    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
  24. Jonah 4:2תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה · toward Tarshish
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.