Ziph in the Bible

Meaning: this mouth or mouthful; falsehood

Exact Match

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Rise OfFortificationsFortressesHillsSelf DefenceUnceasingAlways Being ActiveNot Given Into One's HandsThose Looking For People

And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific People

And the men of Ziph came up to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the forest, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the wilderness?

Verse ConceptsSouthTelling Of Movements

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.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, Specific

People from Ziph came to Saul in Gibeah and informed him, "David is hiding on the hill of Hachilah which is across from Jeshimon, isn't he?"

Verse ConceptsHiding From PeopleTelling Of Movements

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, SpecificThree Thousand And Up

And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he [was] the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Thematic Bible



David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David slip into Saul's control. David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.


Also included were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

The people from Ziph got up and left Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.

David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David slip into Saul's control. David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

So Saul rose and went down with 3,000 select men of Israel to the Wilderness of Ziph, to look for David in the Wilderness of Ziph.


Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:


Jehallelel's descendants were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.


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