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Tarshish

[ tahr-shish ]

noun

  1. an ancient country, of uncertain location, mentioned in the Bible. 1 Kings 10:22.


Tarshish

/ ˈtɑːʃɪʃ /

noun

  1. an ancient port, mentioned in I Kings 10:22, situated in Spain or in one of the Phoenician colonies in Sardinia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tarshish1

From Late Latin Tharsis, from Greek Tharsís, from Hebrew Tarshīsh
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Example Sentences

The description begins with Tarshish, then of great renown, and ends with mentioning the ships of Tarshish.

His chief secular poem, "The Topaz" (Tarshish), is in ten parts, and contains 1210 lines.

No one knows were Nod was situated, nor can the most learned archaeologists denote the actual position of Tarshish.

I shall not regret my disaster at the hands of the Chaldeans, if it ends in a voyage to Tarshish with you.

Wine, meanwhile, had been brought in, and Adonibal himself handed us each an ivory goblet with a rim of Tarshish silver.

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