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 man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.42
• son of: Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (מֵישָׁע)

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)

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