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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts רִצְיָא(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. REE-zee-ə(Biblical English, Biblical Hebrew) REE-zyə(Biblical English, Biblical Hebrew) RU-ZIE-ə(Biblical English, Biblical Hebrew) [key]
Other Forms FormsReziah
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name רִצְיָא (Ritzya) meaning "delight". Possibly from the root רָצוֹן (ratzon) meaning "desire, wish, favor, goodwill". In the Book of 1 Chronicles, Rezia was one of the sons of Ulla, an Asherite.