תרשיש
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תרשיש¹
- /taʁˈʃiʃ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Tartessian. Compare Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós).
proper noun תַּרְשִׁישׁ · tarshísh
- Andalusia
תרשיש²
- /taʁˈʃiʃ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
A special development from תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshísh, “Andalusia”), from the reanalysis of the phrase אֳנִיָּה תַּרְשִׁישׁ (ʾǒniyyā taršīš, “ship (for reaching) Tartessos”) to ‘oceanic ship’.
adjective תַּרְשִׁישׁ · tarshísh
- oceanic
תרשיש³
- /taʁˈʃiʃ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
A special development of תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tarshísh, “oceanic”), from the reanalysis of the phrase אֶבֶן תַּרְשִׁישׁ (ʾeb̠en taršīš, “stone (from the) oceanic vessel”), reinterpreted by listeners unfamiliar with the maritime origin of amber to mean “taršīš-stone”, such that taršīš became the name of the particular type of stone acquired over oceanic trade. See Ayil below.
noun תַּרְשִׁישׁ · tarshísh
- amber
In English
- aquamarine type of beryl
- Tarsus city in modern Turkey
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