Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #2128 - זִיף Ziph (a son of Judah)

Original Word:	זִיף
Transliteration:	Ziph
Definition:	a son of Judah, also a city Southeast of Hebron and a city in S. Judah
Part of Speech:	proper name; proper name, of a location a.; proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location
Phonetic Spelling:	(zeef)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ziph

From the same as zepheth; flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite -- Ziph.

see HEBREW zepheth

Englishman's Concordance

Ziph=“battlement”
1) a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah (noun proper masculine)
2) a city in southern Judah, between Ithnan and Telem; site unknown (noun proper locative)
3) a city of Judah, southeast of Hebron, between Carmel and Juttah in the highland district (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same as H2203

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זִיףproper name

1. proper name, of a location a.city south east from Hebron, Joshua 15:55; 1 Chronicles 2:42; 2Chronicles 11:8, modern TellZîf; Rob^{BR i. 492, 498} Guérin^{Judée iii. 159 ff.}: ׳מִדְבַּרזֿ1 Samuel 23:14,15; 1 Samuel 26:2 (twice in verse); with ה locative, זִ֫יפָה1 Samuel 23:24.

b.city of southern JudahJoshua 15:24, site unknown.

2. proper name, masculinea son ofיְהַלֶּלְאֵל of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:16, whether related to

proper name, of a location above does not appear. ᵐ5Ζαφα, Ζιφ(αι). (1 Chronicles 2:42 see above)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2128. זִיף (Ziph) — 10 Occurrences

Joshua 15:24
HEB: זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃
NAS:Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,
KJV:Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
INT:Ziph and Telem and Bealoth

Joshua 15:55
HEB:מָע֥וֹן ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף וְיוּטָּֽה׃
NAS: Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah,
KJV: Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
INT: Maon Carmel and Ziph and Juttah

1 Samuel 23:14
HEB:בָּהָ֖ר בְּמִדְבַּר־ זִ֑יף וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙
NAS: in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul
KJV: in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul
INT: the hill the wilderness of Ziph sought and Saul

1 Samuel 23:15
HEB:וְדָוִ֥ד בְּמִדְבַּר־ זִ֖יף בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ ס
NAS: was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
KJV: [was] in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
INT: David the wilderness of Ziph Horesh

1 Samuel 23:24
HEB:וַיָּק֛וּמוּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ זִ֖יפָה לִפְנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל
NAS: and went to Ziph before
KJV: and went to Ziph before
INT: arose and went to Ziph before Saul

1 Samuel 26:2
HEB:אֶל־ מִדְבַּר־ זִ֔יף וְאִתּ֛וֹ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־
NAS: to the wilderness of Ziph, having with him three
KJV: to the wilderness of Ziph, having three
INT: to the wilderness of Ziph for three

1 Samuel 26:2
HEB:דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר־ זִֽיף׃
NAS: for David in the wilderness of Ziph.
KJV: David in the wilderness of Ziph.
INT: David the wilderness of Ziph

1 Chronicles 2:42
HEB:ה֣וּא אֲבִי־ זִ֑יף וּבְנֵ֥י מָרֵשָׁ֖ה
NAS: was the father of Ziph; and his son
KJV: which was the father of Ziph; and the sons
INT: who was the father of Ziph and his son was Mareshah

1 Chronicles 4:16
HEB:וּבְנֵ֖י יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל זִ֣יף וְזִיפָ֔ה תִּירְיָ֖א
NAS: of Jehallelel [were] Ziph and Ziphah,
KJV: of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah,
INT: the sons of Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria

2 Chronicles 11:8
HEB:מָרֵשָׁ֖ה וְאֶת־ זִֽיף׃
NAS: Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
KJV: And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
INT: Gath Mareshah Ziph

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