Tarshish

(1) Probably Tartessus in Spain; ships of Tarshish (the name came to be used to denote ships of the largest size, suitable for long voyages) (1 Kgs. 10:22; Ps. 48:7; Isa. 2:16; 23:1; 60:9; Ezek. 27:25); kings of Tarshish (Ps. 72:10); merchants of Tarshish (Ezek. 27:12; 38:13; also Isa. 66:19; Jer. 10:9; Jonah 1:3; 4:2).

(2) A Tarshish in the Indian Ocean (1 Kgs. 22:48; 2 Chr. 9:21; 20:36).