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 in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.Exodus 39:13 · תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁand the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.Song of Solomon 5:14 · בַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁHis arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.Daniel 10:6 · כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁHis body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.