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Ziph — the meaning of the Hebrew name זִיף

זִיף

Zîyph · pronounced zeef · Strong's H2128 · a man and a place

Ziph means flowing.

Built from

זֶפֶת zepheth (the same as, H2203) — asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H2203; flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite.

First appearance

Josh 15:24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, (KJV)

Every verse that names Ziph

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Joshua, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Josh 15:24Josh 15:551Sam 23:141Sam 23:151Sam 23:241Sam 26:21Chr 2:421Chr 4:162Chr 11:8

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