Lexical Definition

‎חַרְשָׁא‎ Charshâʼ (khar-shaw') Harsha ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חֶרֶשׁ‎; magician

Harsha.

• § Harsha = "mute"
• Charsha, one of the Nethinim

1) head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.52

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חַרְשָׁא‎ proper name, masculine head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:52 ᵐ5 Αρησα, ᵐ5^L Βαασα, = Neh 7:54 ᵐ5 Αδασα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Harsha was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile. (Ezr.2.52; Neh.7.54)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.52;
• only referred to as Harsha חַרְשָׁא.

Harsha is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as Nethinim, who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Harsha's descendants were among the 392 Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel, as recorded in the lists found in Ezra and Nehemiah. No further information about Harsha is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.52; Neh.7.54).

All entries for Harsha: חַרְשָׁא