תַּרְשִׁישׁ
taršîš
yellow jasper
Strong's H8658NounHebrewTWOT 2546

תַּרְשִׁישׁ (taršîš) is a Hebrew noun meaning yellow jasper. It appears 7 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8658).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2546)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2546)yellow jasper; topaz; beryl
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

תַּרְשִׁישׁ noun, masculine: yellow jasper

a precious stone, perhaps yellow jasper

Strong's H8658 תַּרְשִׁישׁ: a gem, perhaps the topaz
KJV:beryl.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 28:20Song of Solomon 5:14Ezekiel 1:16

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