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Tirzah or Thyrza may refer to: * Tirzah (name) * ''To Tirzah'', a poem by William Blake * Tirzah (ancient city) * Tirzah Stream * Tirzah, South Carolina, a city of South Carolina * the minor planet 267 Tirza * the novel ''Thyrza'' by George Gissing * Tirzah (musician) Tirzah is an English singer-songwriter. Her first solo record, the EP ''I'm Not Dancing'' was released in 2013 on Greco-Roman. In 2014, she released the EP ''No Romance'', followed by her single "Make It Up" in 2015. Her debut studio album, '' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirzah (name)
Tirzah ( he, תִּרְצָה, variant "Thirza") is a biblical name, one of the daughters of Zelophehad, and subsequently the name of a biblical city. Hebrew name Tirzah is first mentioned in the Torah () as one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. After the death of their father, the five sisters went to Moses and asked him for hereditary rights (). Moses brought their plea to God, and it was granted. To this day, women in Judaism have the right to inherit property, though only when there are no male heirs with an equally close relationship to the deceased. Tirzah is mentioned as a town in Song of Solomon 6:4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. Tirzah in literature Tirzah is a figure in William Blake's mythology, notably in his poem ''To Tirzah'' from Songs of Experience. According to Northrop Frye, Blake identified both the Biblical city of Tirzah and the daughter of Zelophehad with worldliness and materialism, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Tirzah
"To Tirzah" is a poem by William Blake that was published in his collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. It is often described as the most difficult of the poems because it refers to an oblique character called " Tirzah", whose identity is not directly stated. It is a Hebrew name that appears in the Torah, meaning "she is my delight". According to Northrop Frye, Blake identified the name Tirzah with worldliness, because the name appears in the Bible to refer to both a rebellious town and to one of the Daughters of Zelophehad.Interpretations of Blake The latter story was about female inheritance rights which were linked to restrictions on marriage and the maintenance of tribal boundaries. Tirzah symbolises human dependence on worldly sense-experience. The poem presents a contrast between the attractive pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirzah (ancient City)
Tirzah () was a town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North), northeast of modern city of Nablus, in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian people, Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a and the Far'a Palestinian refugee camp, refugee camp, although C. R. Conder, Conder and HH Kitchener, Kitchener suggested that the ancient city may have actually been where Tayasir is now located, based on its phonemes. Conversely, biblical researchers, Edward Robinson (scholar), Robinson and Victor Guérin, Guérin, suggested identifying the town with Talluza. History The size of the archaeological site is and is located in the hills of Samaria, northeast of Nablus, in what is currently known as the West Bank. The archaeological site is called Tell el-Far'ah (North) in order to distinguish it from Tell el-Far'ah (South), an archaeological site south of Gaza City, Gaza. Excavations were undertaken at Tell el-Far'ah betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirzah Stream
Wadi al-Far'a ( ar, وادي الفارعه) or Tirzah Stream ( he, נַחַל תִּרְצָה, Nahal Tirzah) is a stream in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River south of Damia Bridge. It is the largest stream in the West Bank. Wadi al-Far'a is located in the rugged area of the West Bank and cuts east through the Jordan Valley, passing through the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a. The Tirzah Reservoir is used to collect the floodwater of Wadi al-Far'a before it flows into the Jordan River. Name spelling The Arabic name of Wadi al-Far'a is transliterated in Roman script in many ways. The definite article can be written as ''al''-, ''el''-, without hyphen, or it can be left out altogether. The name of the wadi can be spelled Far'a, Fa'ra, Far'ah, Fa'rah, Farah, Fari'a, or Fari'ah. With diacritics it is Wādī al-Fāri`ah. The Hebrew name also has a variety of transliterations to Roman script. The word for valley or stream: ''Nahal'' or ''Nachal''. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirzah, South Carolina
Tirzah is an unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina, United States. The elevation of Tirzah is 705 ft. The community is halfway between the city of York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ... and Rock Hill. References Unincorporated communities in York County, South Carolina Unincorporated communities in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
267 Tirza
Tirza (minor planet designation: 267 Tirza) is a fairly sizeable, very dark Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 27 May 1887 in Nice. It was his first asteroid discovery. It was named after Tirzah, a woman in the Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a .... References External links The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirza [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gissing
George Robert Gissing (; 22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. His best-known works have reappeared in modern editions. They include ''The Nether World'' (1889), ''New Grub Street'' (1891) and '' The Odd Women'' (1893). Biography Early life Gissing was born on 22 November 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, the eldest of five children of Thomas Waller Gissing, who ran a chemist's shop, and Margaret (née Bedford). His siblings were: William, who died aged twenty; Algernon, who became a writer; Margaret; and Ellen.Pierre Coustillas,Gissing, George Robert (1857–1903) (), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', online), Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 17 June 2012. His childhood home in Thompson's Yard, Wakefield, is maintained by The Gissing Trust. Gissing was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield, where he was a diligent and enthusiastic student. His serious interest in books began at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
