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'''T<small>ARSHISH</small>''' is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. A [[Geographical Name|GN]] for Tartessus in Spain<ref>[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] 1979 "Bible Dictionary," 780.</ref> or [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''taršîš'', possibly referring to a "refinery" and the ships that carried the refined products.<ref>David Baker, "Tarshish," in Freedman, ed., [[David Freedman, ed. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1992.|''Anchor Bible Dictionary'']], VI:332.</ref> | '''T<small>ARSHISH</small>''' is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. A [[Geographical Name|GN]] for Tartessus in Spain<ref>[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] 1979 "Bible Dictionary," 780.</ref> or [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] תרשיש ''taršîš'', possibly referring to a "refinery" and the ships that carried the refined products.<ref>David Baker, "Tarshish," in Freedman, ed., [[David Freedman, ed. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1992.|''Anchor Bible Dictionary'']], VI:332.</ref> | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
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| Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient city (2 Nephi 12:16 = Isaiah 2:16) |
Etymology
TARSHISH is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the ISAIAH section of the Book of Mormon but not as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. A GN for Tartessus in Spain[1] or HEBREW תרשיש taršîš, possibly referring to a "refinery" and the ships that carried the refined products.[2]
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐓𐐂𐐡𐐟𐐆𐐟 (tɑːrʃɪʃ)
Notes
- ↑ LDS 1979 "Bible Dictionary," 780.
- ↑ David Baker, "Tarshish," in Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, VI:332.
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