What does אֳנִיָּה · תַּרְשִׁישׁ mean in the Bible?
אֳנִיָּה · תַּרְשִׁישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ships of Tarshish, large distant-trade vessels".
Hebrew · H591, H8659
אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ
A ship · Tarshish , a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
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אֳנִיָּה H591 a ship
Pronunciation ʾŏniyāh
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תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659 Tarshish , a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
Pronunciation tarĕšiyš
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What does אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ (oniyyot tarshish) mean in the Bible?
אֳנִיָּה · תַּרְשִׁישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ships of Tarshish, large distant-trade vessels".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H591, H8659?
H591, H8659 is connected to 60 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ships of Tarshish, large distant-trade vessels
Strong's H591, H8659
Lexical occurrences 60 verses Source Gloss
ships of Tarshish, large distant-trade vessels
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ is built from this root:
אֳנִי H590
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