Harsha
חַרְשָׁא/HAR-shuh/
“Worker, craftsman, or possibly enchanter (Chaldean form)”
Summary
Harsha was an ancestor of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel.
☩Nethinim Family
The descendants of Harsha ("Bene-Harsha") are listed among the Nethinim—temple servants who assisted the Levites—in the census of those returning from Babylon. The name may indicate either a family head or possibly a place whose former inhabitants are listed. Some scholars have proposed identifying it with ruins called Charsha (Khuras) located south of Wady Sur between Eleutheropolis and Gedor.
Key verses:Ezra 2:52Nehemiah 7:54
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Harsha," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Harsha," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Harsha," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).