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Tarshish
[ tahr-shish ]
noun
- an ancient country, of uncertain location, mentioned in the Bible. 1 Kings 10:22.
Tarshish
/ ˈtɑːʃɪʃ /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tarshish1
From Late Latin Tharsis, from Greek Tharsís, from Hebrew Tarshīsh
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Example Sentences
The description begins with Tarshish, then of great renown, and ends with mentioning the ships of Tarshish.
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His chief secular poem, "The Topaz" (Tarshish), is in ten parts, and contains 1210 lines.
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No one knows were Nod was situated, nor can the most learned archaeologists denote the actual position of Tarshish.
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I shall not regret my disaster at the hands of the Chaldeans, if it ends in a voyage to Tarshish with you.
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Wine, meanwhile, had been brought in, and Adonibal himself handed us each an ivory goblet with a rim of Tarshish silver.
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