Thirza
THIR-zuh
Hebrew
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Delight; Pleasant; Acceptable
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Thirza does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Delight; Pleasant; Acceptable", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Thirza.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
- Spiritual meaning
- Thirza shows that holy boldness changes laws — when God's daughters speak up for what's right, even established systems shift.
- Verses on this meaning
- Numbers 27:1
"Then came the daughters of Zelophehad... And the names of his daughters were, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah."
- Song of Solomon 6:4
"Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem."
- Numbers 27:1