2129. Ziphah
Strong's Lexicon
Ziphah: Ziphah

Original Word: זִיפָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ziyphah
Pronunciation: ZEE-fah
Phonetic Spelling: (zee-faw')
Definition: Ziphah
Meaning: Ziphah

Word Origin: Derived from the root word זִיף (Ziph), which is a place name in the Hebrew Bible.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Ziphah, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, genealogical names in the New Testament, such as those found in the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, serve a similar purpose in establishing lineage.

Usage: Ziphah is a personal name found in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah. It is used to identify a descendant of Judah, specifically mentioned in the context of family lineage.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, genealogies were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and tribal affiliations. The tribe of Judah held significant importance as it was the tribe from which King David and, according to Christian belief, Jesus Christ descended. Names like Ziphah would have been part of the oral and written traditions that preserved the history and heritage of the people of Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of Ziph
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Ziphah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זִיפָה proper name, masculine a son of יְהַלֶּלְאֵל 1 Chronicles 4:16 (זִיף וְזִיפָה) (ᵐ5 Ζαιρα, Ζ(α)φαι), compare זִיף above)

זִיקוֺת see I. [ זֵק].

זִיר see זור.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ziphah

Feminine of Ziyph; a flowing; Ziphah, an Israelite -- Ziphah.

see HEBREW Ziyph

Forms and Transliterations
וְזִיפָ֔ה וזיפה veziFah wə·zî·p̄āh wəzîp̄āh
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:16
HEB: יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל זִ֣יף וְזִיפָ֔ה תִּירְיָ֖א וַאֲשַׂרְאֵֽל׃
NAS: [were] Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria
KJV: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria,
INT: of Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2129
1 Occurrence


wə·zî·p̄āh — 1 Occ.















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