H8656 תִּרְצָה (Tirtsâh) teer-tsaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Tirzah

Biblical Persons & Places

Tirzah Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

A woman from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33; only referred to as Tirzah (תִּרְצָה); daughter of Zelophehad; a sister of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah and Milcah.

Tirzah Tirzah

A location first mentioned at Jos.12.24; only referred to as Tirzah (תִּרְצָה).

Strong's Definition

Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess

Derivation: from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness;

KJV Usage: Tirzah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Tirzah = "favourable"

n pr f

1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh

n pr loc

2) one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites

3) a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) — Tirzah. A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33; daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765); sister of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295) and Milcah (H4435H) § Tirzah = "favourable" 1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh 2) one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites 3) a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) — Tirzah.

§ Tirzah = "favourable" one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תִּרְצָה (H8656)

name

Names of People

Tirzah = woman; ◄ daughter of Zelophehad; tribe of Manasseh

NUM 26:33 · NUM 27:1 · NUM 36:11 · JOS 17:3

Names of Locations

Tirzah = town; ◄ territory of Manasseh

JOS 12:24 · 1KI 14:17 · 1KI 15:21 · 1KI 15:33 · 1KI 16:6 · 1KI 16:8 · 1KI 16:9 · 1KI 16:9 · 1KI 16:15 · 1KI 16:17 · 1KI 16:23 · 2KI 15:14 · 2KI 15:16 · SNG 6:4

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תִּרְצָה n.pr.f. et loc. (pleasure, beauty) f. daughter of Ṣelophehad of Gilead

loc. old Can. city

base

Bible Occurrences (16)

26:33 27:1 36:11

12:24 17:3

14:17 15:21 15:33 16:6 16:8 16:9 16:15 16:17 16:23

15:14 15:16

Numbers 26:33

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only... daughters. The names of [his] daughters... were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27:1

Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

Numbers 36:11

Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.

Joshua 12:24

[and] the king of Tirzah, one. [So there were] thirty-one kings in all.

Joshua 17:3

But Zelophehad son of Hepher the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had... no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

1 Kings 14:17

Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

1 Kings 15:21

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:33

In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four... years.