English
Tarshish
Tarshish comes from Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEתַּרְשִׁישׁ
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Tarshish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEתַּרְשִׁישׁ
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Tarshish
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now the word of the Lord came vnto Ionah…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Today it means
name 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”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ / Tarshish