Bible Encyclopedias
Thassi
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
thas´ı̄ anguage:english} (codex venetus Θασσεί , thasseı́ ; codex vaticanus Θασσίς , thassı́s ): the surname of simon, the brother of judas maccabeus ( 1 maccabees 2:3; syriac "tharsi"). it is uncertain what the name means, perhaps "director" or "guide," since simon was "a man of counsel," or "the zealous."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Thassi'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/t/thassi.html. 1915.