Tarshish

American  

[tahr-shish] / ˈtɑr ʃɪʃ /

noun

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

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Tarshish British  

/ ˈtɑːʃɪʃ /

noun

1. an ancient port, mentioned in I Kings 10:22, situated in Spain or in one of the Phoenician colonies in Sardinia

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Etymology

Origin of Tarshish

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

Example Sentences

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

Instead of obeying this command Jonah sought to flee "from the presence of the Lord," by going to Tarshish.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

For a full account of the probable identity of the Tarshish in the passage alluded to and Galle, see Emerson Tennant's History of Ceylon.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas

Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.