Tirzah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תִּרְצָה (tirtsáh), meaning "pleasant" or "she is my delight".

Proper noun

Tirzah

A daughter of Zelophehad.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 26:33:
  :
  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.
(biblical) A town in Israel
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Song of Solomon 6:4:
  :
  Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Related terms

Thirza, Thyrza

Translations

biblical woman

Danish: Tirsa
Estonian: Tirsa
Finnish: Tirsa
French: Tirtsa
German: Tirza
Italian: Tersa
Norwegian: Tirsa
Spanish: Tirsá
Swedish: Tirsa

biblical place

Danish: Tirsa
Estonian: Tirsa
Finnish: Tirsa
French: Tirtsa
German: Tirza
Italian: Tersa
Norwegian: Tirsa
Spanish: Tirsá
Swedish: Tirsa

female given name

German: Tirza, Thirza

Anagrams

Thirza

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