How many times is Tirzah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Tirzah appears 18 times in the King James Version, in 17 verses. It is found in 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Tirzah 18 times.
Tirzah is both a daughter of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33) and a city that served as a capital of the northern kingdom before Samaria. Both are counted.
Tirzah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Tirzah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzah | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 18 | 18 |
What the name Tirzah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Tirzah as "benevolent; complaisant; pleasing".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Tirzah most
Tirzah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (10), then Numbers (3) and Joshua (2).
First and last mention of Tirzah
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.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 16:9, 2 times:
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
Common questions
How many times is Tirzah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 18 of the 18 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Tirzah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (10), then Numbers (3) and Joshua (2).
Where is Tirzah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 26:33: "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." The last is Song of Solomon 6:4.
What does the name Tirzah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Tirzah as "benevolent; complaisant; pleasing".
More word counts: Teman, shame, Artaxerxes, Bilhah, Milcah, Sanballat, Jehoiada, Amaziah, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.