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Tirzah Delight

Tirzah is a Hebrew name meaning delight, said teer-tsaw'. One of Zelophehad's five daughters, who asked for an inheritance and were granted it.

Meaning: DelightOrigin: HebrewSaid: teer-tsaw'Strong's: H8656In the KJV: 17 verses

Where the name comes from

תִּרְצָה Tirtsâh — Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess. Strong's H8656 derives it: from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness.

Tirzah in Scripture

The name appears in 17 verses, first at Numbers 26:33.

Numbers 26:33 · KJV

And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27:1 · KJV

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 36:11 · KJV

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:

Joshua 12:24 · KJV

The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

Joshua 17:3 · KJV

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

1 Kings 14:17 · KJV

And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

1 Kings 15:21 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:33 · KJV

In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

1 Kings 16:6 · KJV

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:8 · KJV

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

1 Kings 16:9 · KJV

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

1 Kings 16:15 · KJV

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

and 5 more.

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