Hebrew word · H6645

צִבְיָה

tzivyah

Zibiah

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. · Updated October 21, 2026

What it means

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.1; married to Ahaziah (H0274H);

mother of: Joash (H3101I)

§ Zibiah = "roe"

a native of Beersheba, wife of king Ahaziah and mother of king Joash both of Judah

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings · 1

2 Kings 12:1 צִבְיָ֖ה [was] Zibiah

In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

Here: A woman's name meaning 'gazelle' (the feminine form of tsevi, 'gazelle'). She is mentioned only here and in the parallel 2 Chronicles 24:1.

2 Chronicles · 1

2 Chronicles 24:1 צִבְיָ֖ה [was] Zibiah

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.