Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H8659
Tarshish , a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
KJV usage: Tarshish, Tharshish.
Etymology: probably the same as 8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse);
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
Tarshish. Usage: Tarshish, Tharshish. Tarshish, Tharshish.
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