Lexical Definition

‎אַרְצָא‎ ʼartsâʼ (ar-tsaw') Arza ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֶרֶץ‎; earthiness

Arza.

• § Arza = "earthy"
• Artsa, an Israelite

1) housekeeper of Elah, king of Israel

See Greek: διακρίνω

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.9

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַרְצָא‎ proper name, masculine chamberlain of Zimri 1Kgs 16:9.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Steward of King Elah's household in Tirzah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Arza was the steward of King Elah's household in Tirzah (1 Kings 16:9).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.9;
• only referred to as Arza אַרְצָא.

Arza was the steward of the household of Elah, king of Israel. Elah was the son of Baasha and became king in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, king of Judah. However, Elah's reign was short-lived. While Elah was drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza in Tirzah, his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him and killed him. This fulfilled the prophecy against Baasha's house due to his evil ways.

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