Strong's H8656 · Hebrew
תִּרְצָה
Tirtsâh · /teer-tsaw'/
Definition
Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess
KJV: Tirzah.
Root / derivation: from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תִּרְצָה across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Numbers3 verses
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 27:1Then 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 36:11For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:
Joshua2 verses
1 Kings9 verses
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 15:21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
1 Kings 15:33In 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 16:6So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:8In 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 16:9And 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. steward: Heb. which was over
1 Kings 16:15In 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 16:17And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:23In 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 Kings2 verses
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 15:16Then 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8656 (Tirtsâh) mean?
Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess
How many times does H8656 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8656 (תִּרְצָה) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Tirzah.”
How is Tirtsâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8656 is rendered as “Tirzah” (18×).
Where does the Hebrew word תִּרְצָה come from?
from H7521 (רָצָה); delightsomeness;