The meaning of “צוּף”
Understanding Tsûwph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or צוֹפַי Tsôwphay (tso-fah'-ee); or צִיף Tsîyph (tseef); from צוּף; honey-comb Zophai, Zuph. - § Zuph or Zophai = "hone...
צוּף
or צוֹפַי Tsôwphay (tso-fah'-ee); or צִיף Tsîyph (tseef); from צוּף; honey-comb Zophai, Zuph. - § Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb" - Tsuph or Tsophai or Tsiph, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine n pr m 1) a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel n pr loc 2) a district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 1:1 | “Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:” Word: צוּף (Tsûwph) | |
| 1 Samuel 9:5 | “And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.” Word: צוּף (Tsûwph) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:26 | “As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,” Word: צוּף (Tsûwph) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:35 | “The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,” Word: צוּף (Tsûwph) |