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תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659
H8659 is the Hebrew word תַּרְשִׁישׁ, transliterated Tarshîysh and said tar-sheesh'. The King James Version most often renders it tarshish.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Tarshish, Tharshish.
Verses using תַּרְשִׁישׁ
All 24 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 10:4 · KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Kings 10:22 · KJV
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
1 Kings 22:48 · KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
1 Chronicles 1:7 · KJV
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 7:10 · KJV
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
2 Chronicles 9:21 · KJV
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 20:36 · KJV
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
2 Chronicles 20:37 · KJV
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Esther 1:14 · KJV
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
Psalm 48:7 · KJV
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalm 72:10 · KJV
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Isaiah 2:16 · KJV
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Isaiah 23:1 · KJV
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Isaiah 23:6 · KJV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah 23:10 · KJV
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Isaiah 23:14 · KJV
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 60:9 · KJV
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah 66:19 · KJV
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Jeremiah 10:9 · KJV
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Ezekiel 27:12 · KJV
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Ezekiel 27:25 · KJV
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 38:13 · KJV
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Jonah 1:3 · KJV
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah 4:2 · KJV
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8659 mean?
H8659 is the Hebrew word תַּרְשִׁישׁ (Tarshîysh), meaning 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.
How is H8659 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tarshish (24 times), tharshish (4 times).
How many times does H8659 appear in the Bible?
תַּרְשִׁישׁ (Tarshîysh) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8659 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably the same as H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse).
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