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).
City
Ziph
- Name means
- this mouth or mouthful; falsehood
- Location
- 31.478°N, 35.141°E
- Mentioned
- 6 verses
About Ziph
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.