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תִּרְצָה H8656
H8656 is the Hebrew word תִּרְצָה, transliterated Tirtsâh and said teer-tsaw'. The King James Version most often renders it tirzah.
What it means
Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.
Where it comes from
from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Tirzah.
Verses using תִּרְצָה
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
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.
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.
1 Kings 16:17 · KJV
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:23 · KJV
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
2 Kings 15:14 · KJV
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 15:16 · KJV
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
Song of Solomon 6:4 · KJV
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8656 mean?
H8656 is the Hebrew word תִּרְצָה (Tirtsâh), meaning Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.
How is H8656 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tirzah (14 times), thereof from tirzah (1 time).
How many times does H8656 appear in the Bible?
תִּרְצָה (Tirtsâh) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8656 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness.
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