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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8659
tar.shish — Tarshish
A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; son of: Javan (H3120); brother of: Elishah (H0473), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721) § Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper" son of Javan
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(1 Kings 10:22; 22:48). See TARSHISH.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
