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Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

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The children of Ziha were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46) (B.C. 536.) Chief of the Nethinim in Ophel. (Nehemiah 11:21) The name is probably identical with the preceding.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Ziha

Ziha zi'-ha (tsicha', tsicha' (Ne 7:46), meaning unknown): An overseer of Nethinim (Ne 11:21) who are called (Ezr 2:43; Ne 7:46) "the children (or sons) of Ziha." The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Alexandrinus omit Ne 11:20 f; the Septuagint has Sial, Lucian Siaau; in Ne 7:46; the Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Sea; Codex Alexandrinus has Oiaa; Lucian has Soulai; in Ezr 2:43 the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus has Southia; Codex Alexandrinus has Souaa; Lucian has Souddaei. ⇒See a list of verses on ZIHA in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Ziha

The name of a family of Nethinim, Ezr 2*» (B Xoveii, A 2oi;ad, Luc. ZovSSad) = 'S(ih V (BN ^Jjd, A"" Olai, Luc. ZovXal), Neh U'" (BS*A om., ««■•"« in* 2id\}. ZIKLAQ (i^rf, in 1 Ch 12'- » :^p's ; B JIik^Uk except Jos 19" 1 S 27« ites dur- ing the absence of David, who, however, overtook and defeated the marauders (1 S 30'--') ; see art. David, vol. i. p. 5G0. It is mentioned as inhabited by Judahites after the Captivitj', Neh H'-". The site of Zifclag has not been identified with certainty. The most probable of the sites |)ro- {)Osed appears to be the ruin Zu/ieili/ca, discovered )y Cornier and Kitchener in 1877, lying E.S.E. from Gaza. This ruin occujiies three low hills, and is at a distance of about 4 miles N. of Wudi/ es- Shtrta (prob. the licsor of IS 30»- '»• »'). This identification is favoured by Miiblau (in Riehm's UWW 1868"), Buhl (GAP 185), Dillm. {Jos. 527, where other less probable suggestions are men- tioned), et al. J. A. Seldie.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Ziha

1. Chief of the Nethinim in Ophel (Neh 11:21). 2. The children of Ziha were Nethinims who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:43; Neh 7:46).

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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