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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.
 
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