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תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8658

H8658 is the Hebrew word תַּרְשִׁישׁ, transliterated tarshîysh and said tar-sheesh'. The King James Version most often renders it beryl.

Word: תַּרְשִׁישׁTransliteration: tarshîyshSaid: tar-sheesh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a gem, perhaps the topaz.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

beryl 6×also was like the beryl 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: beryl.

Verses using תַּרְשִׁישׁ

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 28:20 · KJV

And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

Exodus 39:13 · KJV

And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

Song of Solomon 5:14 · KJV

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Ezekiel 1:16 · KJV

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:9 · KJV

And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

Ezekiel 28:13 · KJV

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Daniel 10:6 · KJV

His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8658 mean?

H8658 is the Hebrew word תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshîysh), meaning a gem, perhaps the topaz.

How is H8658 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it beryl (6 times), also was like the beryl (1 time).

How many times does H8658 appear in the Bible?

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshîysh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8658 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ)).

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