Ziph, son of Jehaleleel
The name Ziph means “this mouth or mouthful; falsehood.” Ziph is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 26:2.
Family of Ziph
Father
Who was Ziph?
Flowing. (1.) A son of Jehaleleel (1 Chr. 4:16).
(2.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:24), probably at the pass of Sufah.
(3.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:55), identified with the uninhabited ruins of Tell ez-Zif, about 5 miles south-east of Hebron. Here David hid himself during his wanderings (1 Sam. 23:19; Ps. 54, title).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ziph
- 1 Samuel 26:2
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
- 1 Chronicles 4:16
And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.