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Tarshish

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Canada/ˈtɑɹʃɪʃ/

Tarshish proper noun: the biblical name for Andalusia, from which was imported vast quantities of important metals to Phoenicia and Israel. Identical with Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós, “Tartessos”).

Proper noun

Tarshish

  1. The biblical name for Andalusia, from which was imported vast quantities of important metals to Phoenicia and Israel. Identical with Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós, “Tartessos”).
    • Now the word of the Lord came vnto Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,
      Arise, goe to Nineueh that great citie, and cry against it: for their wickednes is come vp before me.
      But Ionah rose vp to flee vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Ioppa, and he found a ship going to...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jonah 1:1–3
    • There remain now only the colonies of Tarſhiſh to be ſpoken of. And whereſoever elſe they ſeated themſelves, it is highly probable, that Tarteſſus, a city and adjoining country in Spain, and much celebrated by the ancients for its wealth, was a colony of Tarſhiſh. For the name Tarſhiſh is, by an...1708, Edward Wells, An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament: In Two Volumes, volume I, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1809, →OCLC, page 75

Tarshish meaning in Hindi

Tarshish in Hindi

Translations
तर्शीश tarśīś

Examples of Tarshish in a sentence

  • There remain now only the colonies of Tarſhiſh to be ſpoken of.1708, Edward Wells, An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament: In Two Volumes, volume I, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published...
  • “And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 9, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London...

Origin of Tarshish

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ.

Questions about Tarshish

What does Tarshish mean?
Tarshish means the biblical name for Andalusia, from which was imported vast quantities of important metals to Phoenicia and Israel. Identical with Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós, “Tartessos”).
What is Tarshish in Hindi?
Tarshish in Hindi is तर्शीश (tarśīś). See Tarshish meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Tarshish in a sentence?
There remain now only the colonies of Tarſhiſh to be ſpoken of.
What part of speech is Tarshish?
Tarshish is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tarshish?
Tarshish is pronounced /ˈtɑɹʃɪʃ/ (Canada).

Words near Tarshish in the dictionary

  1. tarsectomy
  2. tarsel
  3. tarsels
  4. tarses
  5. Tarset
  6. Tarshish
  7. tarsi
  8. tarsia
  9. tarsias
  10. tarsier
  11. tarsiers

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