HEBREW

תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659

Tarshîysh · pronounced tar-sheesh'

Definition

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

Derivation

probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);

King James Version Usage

Tarshish, Tharshish.