Zeruiah

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts צְרוּיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /zə.ˈɹuː.jə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Hebrew צֳרִי (tsori) meaning "balm, salve" [1]. In the Old Testament this name belongs to the sister of King David and the mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesTzeruya(Biblical Hebrew)

Categories

biblical women, ends in -ah, health, isograms, mothers

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6875, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6875.
Entry updated December 1, 2024