The meaning of “זִיף”
Understanding Zîyph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Ziph. - § Ziph = "battlement" - Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine - also of an Israelite n pr m 1) a son of Jehalel...
זִיף
Ziph. - § Ziph = "battlement" - Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine - also of an Israelite n pr m 1) a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah n pr loc 2) a city in southern Judah, between Ithnan and Telem; site unknown 3) a city of Judah, southeast of Hebron, between Carmel and Juttah in the highland district
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:55 | “Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,” Word: זִיף (Zîyph) | |
| 1 Samuel 23:24 | “And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.” Word: זִיף (Zîyph) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:16 | “And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.” Word: זִיף (Zîyph) | |
| 2 Chronicles 11:8 | “And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,” Word: זִיף (Zîyph) |