# תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshish)

Israeli respelling: tar-shish. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8659. 24 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: Tarshish, Tharshish.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/tarshish-h8659

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 10:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/10/4) — And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- [1 Kings 10:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/10/22) — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silv…
- [1 Kings 22:48](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/22/48) — Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
- [1 Chronicles 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/7) — And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- [1 Chronicles 7:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/7/10) — The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahis…
- [2 Chronicles 9:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/9/21) — For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silv…
- [2 Chronicles 20:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/20/36) — And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
- [2 Chronicles 20:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/20/37) — Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD…
- [Esther 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/1/14) — And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which s…
- [Psalms 48:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/48/7) — Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
- [Psalms 72:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/72/10) — The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- [Isaiah 2:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/2/16) — And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
- [Isaiah 23:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/23/1) — The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim i…
- [Isaiah 23:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/23/6) — Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
- [Isaiah 23:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/23/10) — Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
- [Isaiah 23:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/23/14) — Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
- [Isaiah 60:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/60/9) — Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unt…
- [Isaiah 66:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/66/19) — And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow,…
- [Jeremiah 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/10/9) — Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and…
- [Ezekiel 27:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/27/12) — Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
- [Ezekiel 27:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/27/25) — The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
- [Ezekiel 38:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/38/13) — Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast…
- [Jonah 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jonah/1/3) — But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he…
- [Jonah 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jonah/4/2) — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before u…