תִּרְצָה
tir.tsah
Tirzah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) is a proper name, specifically referring to a person. It appears four times in the Bible, indicating its significance within the text. The short definition provided, "Tirzah," likely refers to a specific individual, possibly a notable figure or a family member. Given its classification as a proper name, the usage of תִּרְצָה is limited to identifying or referencing this individual. Its semantic domain does not suggest any abstract or metaphorical meaning, but rather a concrete reference to a person. The four occurrences in the Bible imply that Tirzah played a notable role or was an important figure in the narrative or community being described.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1Then 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 came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 36:11for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
Joshua 17:3But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.