Bible Dictionary

Harsha

People & Groups • Old Testament

The head of a family of Nethinim whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.

Definition

Harsha was the head of a family of Nethinim. Members of his family returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.

Harsha appears in the postexilic lists of Nethinim families who returned from captivity.

The name is associated with meanings including “worker,” “enchanter,” “deaf,” and “Charea” in a related record.

Ezra 2:52 Nehemiah 7:54

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Worker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:52; Neh. 7:54).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(deaf). Bene-Harsha were among the families of Nethinim who came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

<p>har'-sha (charsha'): Head of one of the families of the Nethinim (Ezr 2:52; Ne 7:54); 1 Esdras 5:32, "Charea."</p>