4199. Mizzah
Strong's Lexicon
Mizzah: Mizzah

Original Word: מִזָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mizzah
Pronunciation: miz-zaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (miz-zaw')
Definition: Mizzah
Meaning: Mizzah

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to "distill" or "flow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Mizzah, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: Mizzah is a personal name found in the Hebrew Bible. It refers to one of the sons of Reuel, who was the son of Esau and Basemath. Mizzah is listed among the chiefs of Edom, indicating a position of leadership or prominence within the Edomite community.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. The Edomites, descendants of Esau, were a significant group in the biblical narrative, often interacting with the Israelites. The mention of Mizzah as a chief suggests a structured society with defined leadership roles. The Edomites were known for their interactions and conflicts with Israel, and their territory was located in the region south of the Dead Sea.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as mazeh
Definition
grandson of Esau
NASB Translation
Mizzah (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִזָּה proper name, masculine grandson of Esau Genesis 36:13,17 (ᵐ5 Μοζε); 1 Chronicles 1:37 (ᵐ5 Ομοζε, ᵐ5L Μαζε).

[מָ֫זוּ], מְזָוֵינוּ see זוה. מְזוּזָה see זוז.

מָזוֺן see זון. I. מָזוֺר see III. זוּר

II. מָזוֺר see II.מזר infra. below

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mizzah

Probably from an unused root meaning to faint with fear; terror; Mizzah, an Edomite -- Mizzah.

Forms and Transliterations
וּמִזָּ֑ה וּמִזָּֽה׃ ומזה ומזה׃ מִזָּ֑ה מזה miz·zāh mizZah mizzāh ū·miz·zāh umizZah ūmizzāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 36:13
HEB: וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה וּמִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּ֣ה הָי֔וּ
NAS: Shammah and Mizzah. These
KJV: Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons
INT: and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah These become

Genesis 36:17
HEB: שַׁמָּ֖ה אַלּ֣וּף מִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י
NAS: chief Mizzah. These
KJV: duke Mizzah: these [are] the dukes
INT: Shammah chief Mizzah These are the chiefs

1 Chronicles 1:37
HEB: זֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֥ה וּמִזָּֽה׃ ס
NAS: Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
KJV: Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
INT: Zerah Shammah and Mizzah

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4199
3 Occurrences


miz·zāh — 1 Occ.
ū·miz·zāh — 2 Occ.
















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