זִיפִי
zifi · Ziphite
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2130 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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zifi (זִיפִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ziphite”.
An inhabitant of Ziph, a town in the hill country of Judah. The Ziphites twice told Saul where David was (1 Samuel 23:19; 26:1).
How to say it
zi·fi
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Ziphite: from Ziph, a town in the hills of Judah.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 23:19
Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the south of the wasteland?
- 1 Samuel 26:1
The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, facing the wasteland?”
- Psalms 54:1
For the director. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?” Elohim, by your name save me, and by your might judge me.