1) a precious stone or semi-precious gem 1a) perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone
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H8658 — תַּרְשִׁישׁ
tar.shish · jasper · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Exodus 28:20 · תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁAnd the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.Exodus 39:13 · תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁAnd 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 · בַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁHis hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires.Daniel 10:6 · כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁHis 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.