Strong H8659H8659Gתַּרְשִׁישׁ

Tarshish

Transliteration: tarshîysh
Pronunciation: tar-sheesh'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

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 (H473), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721)

Meaning of the name

Tarshish or Tharshish = "yellow jasper"

General definition

Probably the same as H8658 (as the region of the {stone} or the reverse);
{Tarshish} a place on the {Mediterranean} hence the epithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite: - {Tarshish} Tharshish.

In the biblical story

Tarshish

Son of Javan, great-grandson of Noah

Tarshish was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah, associated with the ancient city of Tarshish.

In the Bible

Strong H8659G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

tarshish2

First verses

Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:7
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.