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Ziph

Ziph is a settlement mentioned in 5 verses. Its most likely location is Tell Zif. The name means “this mouth or mouthful; falsehood.”

Where is Ziph?

Approx. 31.4748, 35.1351 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Tell ZifsettlementHigh

Ziph in the Bible dictionary

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).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Ziph

  • Joshua 15:55

    Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

  • 1 Samuel 23:19

    Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

  • 1 Samuel 23:24

    And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

  • 1 Samuel 26:1

    And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

  • 2 Chronicles 11:8

    And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,