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תִּרְצָה

𐤕𐤓𐤑𐤄

Tiretsah

H8656 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רצה to be pleased, delight, find favor

Definition

Proper name, used for both a location and a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. As a place name, Tirzah refers to a prominent city in the territory of the northern tribes—particularly significant in the period of the divided monarchy as an early capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. As a personal name, Tirzah designates a female Israelite, found as one of the daughters of Zelophehad.

Semantic Range

personal name (female Israelite), place name (city in northern Israel/territory of Manasseh), connotation of pleasantness or favor

Root / Etymology

From the root רצה (r-ṣ-h), which at the root level means 'to be pleased, delight, find favor.' The form תִּרְצָה is a feminine noun or proper name derived with the prefixed ת- and suffixed ה-, a pattern common in Hebrew for place and personal names.

Historical & Contextual Notes

As a toponym, Tirzah is first attested in reference to a city assigned to the Manassite territory, later notable as the residence of several northern Israelite kings (1 Kings 15–16) before the establishment of Samaria as capital. Its etymology suggests the meaning 'delightsomeness,' 'pleasantness,' or 'that which is pleasing' in reference either to its desirable location or some quality admired by the Israelites. As a personal name, Tirzah is encountered as the daughter of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33; 27:1)—one of the Israelite women whose legal case helped establish inheritance rights for daughters. In later Jewish tradition and translation practice, the name is transliterated directly rather than rendered with semantic meaning, but the underlying sense of 'pleasant' or 'delightful' is shaped by the root. In English Bibles, the name is typically transliterated, potentially losing the original nuance of favor or delight. The term does not directly refer to 'Jewish' or 'Judean' ethnic or religious identity in its biblical usage, but instead to Israelite figures and locations before the exilic or later periods. The use of the same form as both toponym and personal name is common in the Hebrew Bible; context determines the referent.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from רָצָה; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess; Tirzah.

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Root Family

רצה (r-ṣ-h) — be pleased, delight, find favor

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7519 רָצָא to be pleased
H7521 רָצָה in being pleased
H7522 רָצוֹן in favor-of
H7525 רִצְיָא and Ritsyah

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8656-01 בְּ/תִרְצָֽה betiretsah HR/Np in Tirzah in Delight 7
H8656-06 וְ/תִרְצָֽה vetiretsah HC/Np and Tirzah Delight-Favor (Tirzah) 4
H8656-04 תִרְצָ֗ה tiretsah HNp Tirzah Delight-Favored One 3
H8656-03 מִ/תִּרְצָ֗ה mitiretsah HR/Np from Tirzah from Delight 2
H8656-05 תִרְצָ֑תָ/ה tiretsatah HNp/Sd to Tirzah Pleasant-Delight 1
H8656-02 כְּ/תִרְצָ֔ה ketiretsah HR/Np as Tirzah as Delight-Favor 1

Occurrences in Scripture

18 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8656-06 Numbers 26:33 וְ/תִרְצָֽה vetiretsah HC/Np and Tirzah Delight-Favor (Tirzah)
H8656-06 Numbers 27:1 וְ/תִרְצָֽה vetiretsah HC/Np and Tirzah Delight-Favor (Tirzah)
H8656-04 Numbers 36:11 תִרְצָ֗ה tiretsah HNp Tirzah Delight-Favored One
H8656-04 Joshua 12:24 תִּרְצָ֖ה tiretsah HNp of Tirzah Delight-Favored One
H8656-06 Joshua 17:3 וְ/תִרְצָֽה vetiretsah HC/Np and Tirzah Delight-Favor (Tirzah)
H8656-05 1 Kings 14:17 תִרְצָ֑תָ/ה tiretsatah HNp/Sd to Tirzah Pleasant-Delight
H8656-01 1 Kings 15:21 בְּ/תִרְצָֽה betiretsah HR/Np in Tirzah in Delight
H8656-01 1 Kings 15:33 בְּ/תִרְצָ֔ה betiretsah HR/Np in Tirzah in Delight
H8656-01 1 Kings 16:6 בְּ/תִרְצָ֑ה betiretsah HR/Np in Tirzah in Delight
H8656-01 1 Kings 16:8 בְּ/תִרְצָ֖ה betiretsah HR/Np in Tirzah in Delight
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