Tarshish
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tarshish
From Late Latin Tharsis, from Greek Tharsís, from Hebrew Tarshīsh
Example Sentences
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In anger, he took ship for Tarshish, thinking by this to make God lose him.
From Time Magazine Archive
When they went home to their various campuses and laboratories, they took with them, like the ships of Tarshish, a freight of sound scientific gold & silver � along with a few peacocks and apes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commerce with foreign countries, Egypt, Arabia, Tarshish, and Ophir, in ancient times was not carried on by private enterprise, but by the government.
From Studies in Old Testament History by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength is laid waste.”
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
When Cain went “out of the presence of the Lord,” he went into the Land of Nod, but whether Tarshish is in that or some other country there is no evidence to determine.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
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