Zizah
a Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 23:11) called Zina in ver. (1 Chronicles 23:10)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zizah
Zizah zi'-za (zizah; see ZIZA):A Gershonite Levite (1Ch 23:11); in verse 10 the name is "Zina" (zina'), while the Septuagint and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) have "Ziza" (Ziza) in both verses, and one Hebrew manuscript has ziza' in 1Ch 23:10. We should then probably read ziza' in both verses, i.e. "Ziza." ⇒See a list of verses on ZIZAH in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Zizah
A Gershonite Levite, 1 Ch 23". The name, prob. by a copyist's error, appears in v.'" as Zina (ij'')- LXX has in both verses Zifd. One Heb. MS, cited by Kennitott, also reads .ij'i in v.'». ZOAN dVi, Tdi-it, Tanis. The Coptic Jani re- sembles the Hebrew and the Arabic San, but a Christian Coptic MS, containing a list of bishops, bears witness to the Greek pronunciation with 7. [Amelineau, Gin(jrnphie dc VEqyj^fe, 1S93, p. 413 f.]). — A city of Egypt which the LXX bj- llicir render- ing identify witli the city known to the Greeks as Tanis. It is described by Greek writers as a ' great city' (Strabo, ildneke, c. 802; Stephauus Byzant. in iiis list of cities), and the branch of the Nile on which it was situated was called from it the Tan- aitic mouth. The city declined in importance when the river which flowed by it ceased to be a main waterway ; and the surrounding country, which in ancient times was rich jjasture ground, is now salt marsh and lake. An insignilicant collection of dwellings (known as S.an on the Muiz canal), chiolly inhabited by lishermen who ply their trade on the neigh…
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Zizah
A Gershonite Levite, second son of Shimei (1Ch 23:11). ZINA in 1Ch 23:10.
References
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