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 chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.Exodus 39:13 · תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁand the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.Song of Solomon 5:14 · בַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁHis hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work 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 flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.