Given name & surname

Ziha

“drought”

Ziha is used as a given name and a surname.

Original Hebrewצחא

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Ziha means “drought.”

From biblical name research

Where it comes from

Ziha is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb saha (צחה), “to be parched.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Ziha appears in Ezra 2:43, Nehemiah 7:46, Nehemiah 11:21.

  • Ezra 2:43
  • Nehemiah 7:46
  • Nehemiah 11:21

From biblical name research

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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“rest”

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“hyena” · “variegated”

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“gaze” · “cover”

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Sibling ideas

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