Lexical Definition
צוּף Tsûwph (tsoof) Zuph N:N-M-P
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
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1
- son of: Elkanah (אֶלְקָנָה)
- father of: Tohu (תֹּחוּ); also called Zophai at 1Ch.6.26
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. צוּף noun masculine Ephraim ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel, ׳בֶּןצֿ 1Sam 1:1 (ἐν Νασειβ, ᵐ5L υιὁῦ Σωφ), 1Chr 6:20* Qr ᵐ5 ᵑ9 (Kt ציף); apparently = צוֺפַי v.1Chr 6:11* (Levite), Σουφ(ει): hence probably אֶרֶץ צוּף 1Sam 9:5 (in Benjamin, τὴν(γὴν)Σ(ε)ιφ(α)).
צוּפִי adjective, of a people Suphite; — so read probably for צוֺפִים 1Sam 1:1 (We Klo Dr and most modern, after ᵐ5 Σ(ε)ιφα, A Σωφιμ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 1:1 · 9:5 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6:11* · 6:20* |
Profile
Male • Son of Elkanah • Levite ancestor of Samuel the prophet
Levite living at the time of United Monarchy
Zuph, also called Zophai, was an Ephraimite Levite, an ancestor of Samuel the prophet.
- A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1;
- referred to as Zuph or Zuph (=Qere. Ketiv= Ziph) or Zophai צוּף;
- a son of Elkanah אֶלְקָנָה;
- father of Tohu תֹּחוּ.
Zuph/Zophai Zuph, also called Zophai in 1 Chronicles 6:26, was a Levite of the Kohathite clan. He was an ancestor of Elkanah, the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). In the genealogy of the Kohathites, he is listed as the son of Elkanah and father of Toah (1 Chronicles 6:35). Zuph lived in the hill country of Ephraim, where his descendant Samuel was born (1 Samuel 1:1).
All entries for Zuph or Zophai: צוּף