Lexical Definition

‎זִיף‎ Zîyph (zeef) Ziph ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎זֶפֶת‎; flowing

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

Extended Information

• a city in southern Judah, between Ithnan and Telem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זִיף‎ proper name

1. proper name, of a location a. city south east from Hebron, Josh 15:55; 1Chr 2:42; 2Chr 11:8, modern Tell Zîf; Rob^{BR i. 492, 498} Guérin^{Judée iii. 159 ff.}: ‎׳‎‎מִדְבַּרזֿ‎ 1Sam 23:14; 1Sam 23:15; 1Sam 26:2 (twice in verse); with ‎ה‎ locative, ‎זִ֫יפָה‎ 1Sam 23:24.
b. city of southern Judah Josh 15:24, site unknown.

2. proper name, masculine a son of ‎יְהַלֶּלְאֵל‎ of Judah 1Chr 4:16, whether related to proper name, of a location above does not appear. ᵐ5 Ζαφα, Ζιφ(αι). (1Chr 2:42 see above)

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Ziph_2 • A town in the Negev of Judah

Ziph was a town in the Negev region of Judah (Jos.15:24).

• A location near Beersheba בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע only mentioned at Jos.15.24;
• only referred to as Ziph זִיף.
  

Ziph was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of Judah (Jos.15:24). It is listed among the towns in the extreme south of Judah's territory, along with Ithnan and Telem. No other details are provided about the history or significance of this town. Its exact location is unknown.

All entries for Ziph: זִיף