Tarshish (Easton)

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A Sanscrit or Aryan word, meaning 'the sea coast.' One of the 'sons' of Javan (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7 ). The name of a place which first comes into notice in the days of Solomon. The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. Some think there was a"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter T Bible Dictionaries Tarshish Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Target Next Entry Tarsus Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Tharshish Tarshish Thompson Chain Reference Tarshish Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Ophir Tarshish & East Indies: & MacCassars (in General Index) Dictionaries American Tract Society Tarshish Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Tarshish Easton's Bible Dictionary Tharshish Tarshish Fausset Bible Dictionary Tharshish Tarshish Holman Bible Dictionary Tharshish Tarshish Hitchcock Bible Names Tarshish Hastings' BibleDictionary Tarshish (1) Tarshish Morrish Bible Dictionary Tharshish Tarshish, Tharshish Tarshish Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Tarshish People's Bible Dictionary Tarshish Smith Bible Dictionary Tharshish Tarshish Webster Dictionary Tartish Tarnishing Tarnisher (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Tarshish Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Hashish International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Tarshish Tarshish, Navy (Ships) of Tharshish Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Tarshish McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Tarshish Tharshish The Nuttall Encyclopedia Bakshish Hashish Tarshish The Jewish Encyclopedia Tarshish Lexicons ܫܽܘܚܬ݁ܳܐ ܫܚܶܬ݂ תַּרְשִׁישׁ , תַּרְשִׁישׁ A Sanscrit or Aryan word, meaning "the sea coast." One of the "sons" of Javan ( Genesis 10:4 ; 1 Chronicles 1:7 ). The name of a place which first comes into notice in the days of Solomon. The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. Some think there was a Tarshish in the East, on the Indian coast, seeing that "ships of Tarshish" sailed from Eziongeber, on the Red Sea ( 1 Kings 9:26 ; 22:48 ; 2 Chronicles 9:21 ). Some, again, argue that Carthage was the place so named. There can be little doubt, however, that this is the name of a Phoenician port in Spain, between the two mouths of the Guadalquivir (the name given to the river by the Arabs, and meaning "the great wady" or water-course). It was founded by a Carthaginian colony, and was the farthest western harbour of Tyrian sailors. It was to this port Jonah's ship was about to sail from Joppa. It has well been styled "the Peru of Tyrian adventure;" it abounded in gold and silver mines. It appears that this name also is used without reference to any locality. "Ships of Tarshish" is an expression sometimes denoting simply ships intended for a long voyage ( Isaiah 23:1,14 ), ships of a large size (sea-going ships), whatever might be the port to which they sailed. Solomon's ships were so styled ( 1 Kings 10:22 ; 22:49 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)