Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tirzah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: tirzah
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A daughter of Zelophehad.

name

An ancient town in Palestine.

name

A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: תִּרְצָה

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Thirza Thyrza

Questions

What does tirzah mean?: A daughter of Zelophehad.
Where does tirzah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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