Given name
Tarshish
“his excellency”
Tarshish is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewתרשיש
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Tarshish means “his excellency.”
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Where it comes from
Tarshish is a biblical name from Persian.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Tarshish appears in Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7, 1 Kings 10:22 and 7 other passages.
- Genesis 10:4
- 1 Chronicles 1:7
- 1 Kings 10:22
- Acts 9:11
- Psalm 72:10
- Isaiah 23:6
- Isaiah 66:19
- Jonah 1:3
- Esther 2:21
- Exodus 28:20
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Tarshish’s family of names
See also 12
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Susanshares a root
- Susannashares a root
- Susannahshares a root
- Susashares a root
- Shoshannahshares a root
- Shavshashares a root
- Shishashares a root
- Sheshanshares a root
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