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Tirzah
benevolent; complaisant; pleasing
תִּרְצָה tir.tsah
Tirzah (Hebrew: תִּרְצָה, tir.tsah) means “benevolent; complaisant; pleasing”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 4 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 62 children in the United States. Around 2,095 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears with Gilead in Joshua 17.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Tirzah
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 4 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Exodus
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 62 | Steady |
| All-time total | 2,095 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 71 in 2017 | Its highest year on record |
| Strongest state | TX | Highest share relative to births |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Numbers 26:33 |
| Last appears | Joshua 17:3 |
| Cross-references | 29 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Milcah co-occurrence Appears with Milcah in Joshua 17.
- Mahlah co-occurrence Appears with Mahlah in Joshua 17.
- Noah co-occurrence Appears with Noah in Joshua 17.
- Hoglah co-occurrence Appears with Hoglah in Joshua 17.
- Zelophehad co-occurrence Appears with Zelophehad in Joshua 17.
- Hepher co-occurrence Appears with Hepher in Joshua 17.
- Gilead co-occurrence Appears with Gilead in Joshua 17.
- Machir co-occurrence Appears with Machir in Joshua 17.
Origin & meaning
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
Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who were granted inheritance rights in the absence of male heirs.
The biblical story
Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh (Num.26.33; 27.1; 36.11; Jos.17.3). Zelophehad had no sons, and his daughters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of Israel to seek the right to inherit their father's property. Moses brought their case before the Lord, who instructed him to grant the daughters the right to inherit their father's property in the absence of male heirs (Num.27.1-11). This ruling set a precedent for inheritance rights in Israel. Later, when the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land, the heads of the clan of Manasseh raised concerns about the potential loss of tribal land if the daughters were to marry outside their tribe. In response, the Lord commanded that the daughters of Zelophehad must marry within their father's tribal clan to keep the inheritance within the tribe (Num.36.1-12). Tirzah and her sisters complied with this ruling (Num.36.11). The story of Tirzah and her sisters highlights the importance of inheritance rights and the preservation of tribal allotments in ancient Israel.
Key verses
Tirzah appears in 4 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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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 26:33 -
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 27:1 -
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
Numbers 36:11 -
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.
Joshua 17:3
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Numbers (3)
- Numbers 26:33
- Numbers 27:1
- Numbers 36:11
Joshua (1)
- Joshua 17:3