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Tirtsah

Tirtsah, also spelled Tirzah, is a biblical name that appears in two distinct senses in the Hebrew Bible: as a person and as a city. The name is Hebrew and is often interpreted to mean “delight” or “pleasing.”

As a person, Tirtsah is one of Zelophehad’s five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They

As a city, Tirzah is the name of an ancient settlement in the land of Canaan that,

In modern times, Tirzah remains a recognized biblical toponym and personal name in various languages, reflecting

are
described
in
Numbers
27
and
36
as
presenting
a
petition
to
Moses
to
grant
them
an
inheritance
among
their
father’s
allotted
land,
so
that
their
family
would
not
lose
its
property.
Moses
brings
their
case
to
the
Lord,
and
the
resulting
guidance
allows
daughters
to
inherit
among
their
father’s
descendants.
In
Numbers
36:11,
Tirzah
and
her
sisters
are
specified
to
marry
within
the
tribe
of
their
father
(the
tribe
of
Manasseh)
to
keep
the
inheritance
within
their
paternal
clan.
The
episode
is
cited
as
an
early
example
of
biblical
laws
regarding
inheritance
and
family
property.
according
to
the
biblical
text,
served
as
the
capital
of
the
northern
Kingdom
of
Israel
for
a
period
before
the
establishment
of
Samaria
as
the
capital.
The
exact
location
of
the
city
is
not
known
with
certainty;
archaeologists
have
proposed
several
sites
in
the
Jezreel
Valley,
including
Tell
el-Far’ah,
but
there
is
no
broad
agreement.
its
dual
biblical
usage
as
both
a
place
and
a
family
designation.