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TIRZAH.—1. One of the 31 cities captured by Joshua (Jos_12:24). It was the residence of Jeroboam i. (1Ki_14:17) and his successors down to Omri (1Ki_15:21; 1Ki_16:6; 1Ki_16:8; 1Ki_16:15; 1Ki_16:17; 1Ki_16:23). The doubtful reference in Son_6:4 compares the Shulammite to Tirzah in beauty. The site is uncertain. Three different identifications have met with favour: Talluza, a village E. of Samaria and N. of Mt. Ebal; et-Tireh, a village close to Mt. Gerizim; and Teyasir, 11 m. N. of Nâblus (Shechem) and 12 m. E. of Sebastiyeh (Samaria). 2. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Num_26:33; Num_27:1; Num_36:11, Jos_17:3).
H. L. Willett.