Hebrew word
Tarshîysh
tar-sheesh'
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
What it means
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel
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
Where it comes from
probably the same as tarshîysh (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)