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Ziha

צִיחָאStrong’s H6727

tsiach (tsi-ach)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Tsiach is the Hebrew word usually translated “ziha”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,”
Ezra 2:43 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel
  2. A chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah
  3. Ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel
  4. A chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah
How it's translated
  • ziha 2
  • and ziha 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 2
  • Ezra 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

צִיחָא tsiach · Ziha

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.43 § Ziha = "parched" 1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel 2) a chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah

צִיחָא tsiach · Ziha

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.21 § Ziha = "parched" 1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel 2) a chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.