tarshish
/ˈtɑɹʃɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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 Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, to goe with them vnto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord."
- "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 eaſy and frequent change, turned into Tartiſh ; from whence Tarteſſus is regularly enough framed."
- "“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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ.
Word Breakdown
- Root: תַּרְשִׁישׁ