Keziah

Keziah meaning

Keziah is a Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Cassia (the fragrant spice bark)

Also used to mean: cassia tree, cinnamon

Keziah is the Hebrew Qetsiah. Strong's Concordance (H7103) gives it as the same word as qetsiah, "cassia", and Brown-Driver-Briggs explains the name as "cassia, from fragrance": cassia is a sweet-smelling bark related to cinnamon, named among the fragrances of Psalm 45:8. Keziah is the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings (Job 42:14); with her sisters Jemimah and Keren-happuch she was counted among the fairest women in the land. Christian families in Kerala and Tamil Nadu often spell it Kezia.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H7103 · entry Qetsiah (קְצִיעָה) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H7103, Qetsiah (Bible Hub) · Job 42:14 (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Keziah, daughter of Job (Job 42:14)

Popularity abroad

• #767 United States, girls 2025 (up 101 from 868 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #642 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Keziah · Kezia · Ketziah

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