Tarshish (תרשיש) means beryl in Hebrew.
It can also mean aquamarine and Tarsus. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
beryl, aquamarine, Tarsus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tarshish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן חן, אחת משתים־עשרה אבני החושן.
וְהַטּוּר הָרְבִיעִי, תַּרְשִׁישׁ וְשֹׁהַם וְיָשְׁפֵה; מְשֻׁבָּצִים זָהָב יִהְיוּ בְּמִלּוּאֹתָם.
- 2עיר מסחר ונמל הנזכרת במקרא.
וּבְנֵי יָוָן אֱלִישָׁה וְתַרְשִׁישׁ כִּתִּים וְדֹדָנִים.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וְהַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו כַּרְשְׁנָא שֵׁתָר אַדְמָתָא תַרְשִׁישׁ מֶרֶס מַרְסְנָא מְמוּכָן שִׁבְעַת שָׂרֵי פָּרַס וּמָדַי...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tarshish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- תרשיש
- Said
- tarshish
- Root
- ר־ש־ש
- Pattern
- תַּקְטִיל
- Plural
- תַּרְשִׁישִׁים
- Inflections
- ר׳ תַּרְשִׁישִׁים
- Gematria
- 1,210
This is how Tarshish is said in other languages.
- English
- beryl, aquamarine, Tarsus
These words mean nearly the same as Tarshish.
- בריל
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These words rhyme with Tarshish.
The word Tarshish is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Tarshish in the dictionary.
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What does Tarshish (תרשיש) mean in Hebrew?
Tarshish (תרשיש) means beryl, aquamarine, and Tarsus. It is said tarshish, with the stress on shish.
What is a synonym for Tarshish (תרשיש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tarshish (תרשיש) are בריל.
What rhymes with Tarshish (תרשיש)?
Words that rhyme with Tarshish (תרשיש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
Is Tarshish (תרשיש) masculine or feminine?
The word Tarshish (תרשיש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּרְשִׁישִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תרשיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.