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Lexicon :: Strong's H8656 - tirṣâ

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תִּרְצָה
Transliteration
tirṣâ
Pronunciation
teer-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

תִּרְצָה Tirtsâh, teer-tsaw'; from H7521; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess:—Tirzah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H8656 in the following manner: Tirzah (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H8656 in the following manner: Tirzah (18x).

  1. Tirzah = "favourable"

    proper feminine noun

    1. one of the [5]1 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh

      proper locative noun

    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


1. [An error was made in the original document incorrectly stating "7 daughters". Num 26:33]

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תִּרְצָה Tirtsâh, teer-tsaw'; from H7521; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess:—Tirzah.
STRONGS H8656: Abbreviations
† תִּרְצָה proper name, feminine and of a location (pleasure, beauty); —
1. feminine daughter of Selophehad of Gilead Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3; Θερσα.
2. location old Canaanite city Joshua 12:24, early cap. of Northern Israel (until Omri) 1 Kings 14:17 (תִּרְצָ֫תָה), 1 Kings 15:21, 33; 1 Kings 16:6, 8, 9 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 16:15, 17, 23, Θαρσα, usually Θερσα; Menahem's base of operations 2 Kings 15:14, 16 (Θαρς(ε)ιλα 2 Kings 15:14, EusebOnom. 263, 62, ed. Lag compare Θαρσιλα, village of Samaritans in Batanea, and BuhlGeogr. 247 conjecture Tesîl, 20 miles east of Lake Gennesaret, but this too remote); in simile of beauty (omitted by Greek Version of the LXX) Songs 6:4 (|| יְרוּשָׁלַם); — site not certain; conjectured are: Tallûza, just north of Mt. Ebal (RobBR iii. 302 f.), Tayaṣir, approximately 10 miles further northeast, > eṭ-Ṭîre, south of Gerizim (see, on these, GASmGeogr. 355 BuhlGeogr. 203 AglenHast. DB. under the word).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

26:33; 27:1; 36:11

Joshua

12:24; 17:3

1 Kings

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

2 Kings

15:14; 15:14; 15:16

Song of Songs

6:4

H8656

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8656 matches the Hebrew תִּרְצָה (tirṣâ),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:33 - Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:1 - Then the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh of the families of Manasseh, the son Joseph came forward. Now these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:11 - For the daughters of Zelophehad - Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah - were married to the sons of their uncles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:24 - the king of Tirzah (one), a total of thirty-one kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:3 - Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:17 - So Jeroboam's wife got up and went back to Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:21 - When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:33 - In the third year of Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:6 - Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:8 - In the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign over Judah, Baasha's son Elah became king over Israel; he ruled in Tirzah for two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:9 - His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:15 - In the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri's revolt took place while the army was deployed in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:17 - Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:23 - In the thirty-first year of Asa's reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:14 - Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. He killed him and took his place as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:16 - At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender. He even ripped open the pregnant women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:4 - My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as bannered armies!
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