[5] Tarshish, the Tartessus of the Greeks, Spain.
[6] Suffect, or choupheth (plural chophettim), the Hebrew and Phœnician magistrates preceding the monarchy.
[7] The silver shekel was the standard money of the Phœnicians, and was worth about 2s. It was a tenth part of a shekel of gold.
[8] Astarte. The Aphrodite of the Greeks; the goddess of navigation, and the national deity of the Sidonians.
[9] The stars in the constellation of Ursa Major were also tutelary deities of navigation; the pole-star by the Greeks being called "the Phœnician."
[10] Gaoul, a round ship, employed in merchant service.
[11] Kitonet, a short tunic, worn by Phœnician sailors.
[12] Baal Moloch, the sun god.
[13] Nergal, the Chaldean god of fire and war, always represented with a cock's head.
[14] Zeraas, small copper coin.