Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile.
Harsha
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:52.
חַרְשָׁאHarsha
The name means “workmanship; a wood.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Harsha Written by AI
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. (Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Worker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:52; Neh. 7:54).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:52
the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
- Nehemiah 7:54
the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.