These oceangoing vessels were apparently called “ships of Tarshish ” since they could undertake the 2,500 - mile [4,000 km] journey from Phoenicia to southern Spain, the possible location of Tarshish.
Neid meresõidukeid arvatavasti kutsutigi „Tarsise laevadeks ”, sest need suutsid võtta ette 4000 - kilomeetriseid reise Foiniikiast Lõuna - Hispaaniasse, Tarsise võimalikku asupaika.