Tarshish
tar.shish is a proper name used chiefly for a maritime destination and trading source, and also for people in lists.
The term most often identifies a destination or source associated with ships, travel, trade, goods, coastlands, and kings; in several genealogical and court lists it identifies individual persons.
Senses in use
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Maritime destination and trading designation · dominant
In 2 Chronicles 20:36 the APB renders ships being built “to go to Tarshish,” and 2 Chronicles 20:37 says the wrecked ships were unable to go there. The same designation occurs with ships and cargo in 1 Kings 10:22, with a trader supplying metals in Ezekiel 27:12, and among nations and coastlands in Isaiah 66:19.
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Personal name in genealogical and court lists · occasional
In Genesis 10:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:7, the APB includes Tarshish among Javan's sons. In 1 Chronicles 7:10 it appears among Bilhan's sons, while Esther 1:14 places Tarshish among seven princes who saw the king's face.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually retains the name “Tarshish,” including in travel, shipping, trade, and genealogical settings. It also uses phrases such as “ships of Tarshish” and “merchants of Tarshish”; These phrases show the verse context rather than a separate definition.