Tarshîysh — Tarshish; a son of Javan; a distant maritime trading land

tarshîysh — chrysolite, beryl, or topaz (a precious stone in the high priest’s breastplate)

Genesis 10:4 — “The descendants of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.”

Exodus 28:20 — “And the fourth row: a beryl, a lapis lazuli, and a jasper. They shall be framed with gold in their mountings.”

Exodus 39:13 — “And the fourth row: a beryl, a lapis lazuli, and a jasper. They were encircled in their mountings with frames of gold.”

1 Kings 10:22 — “For the king had a Tarshish fleet on the sea, along with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years, the Tarshish fleet came in, bearing gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.”

1 Kings 22:49 — “Jehoshaphat constructed Tarshish ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But he did not sail because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.”