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Strong's H8656 תִּרְצָה (tirtsah)

Tirtsah means “Tirzah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8656
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 5

Strong's H8656 Quick Answer

Strong's H8656 תִּרצָּה (Tirtsah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tirtsah (teer-tsaw') n/p. 1. delightsomeness 2. Tirtsah, a place in Israel It has 17 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include tirzah and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tirtsah (teer-tsaw') n/p. 1. delightsomeness 2. Tirtsah, a place in Israel
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
tirzah and israel

Meaning and Definition

Tirtsah (teer-tsaw') n/p. 1. delightsomeness 2. Tirtsah, a place in Israel 3. also an Israelitess [from H7521] KJV: Tirzah. Root(s): H7521

Original Word
תִּרצָּה
Transliteration
Tirtsah
Derivation
Root: רצה First root strongs: 7521
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8656. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Tirzah

Usage: A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33; daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765); sister of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295) and Milcah (H4435H) § Tirzah = "favourable" 1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh 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

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How Strong's H8656 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tirtsah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Tirzah Numbers 26:33 13× Israel 1 Kings 15:33

How Strong's H8656 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8656 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8656 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 26:33 KJV

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 27:1 KJV

Then 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 36:11 KJV

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their fathers brothers' sons:

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8656.

Numbers 26:33 Old Testament, KJV
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 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then 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 36:11 Old Testament, KJV
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their fathers brothers' sons:
Joshua 12:24 Old Testament, KJV
The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
Joshua 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
1 Kings 14:17 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:8 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
1 Kings 16:23 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8656, grouped by book.

Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 9 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8656 FAQ

What does tirtsah (תִּרְצָה) mean?

Tirtsah (Strong's H8656) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Tirzah". Tirtsah (teer-tsaw') n/p. 1. delightsomeness 2. Tirtsah, a place in Israel

How many times is tirtsah (תִּרְצָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H8656 across 5 books.

Where can I study tirtsah (תִּרְצָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8656 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tirtsah (תִּרְצָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tirzah and israel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.