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 was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific People

People from Ziph came up to Saul at Gibeah and informed him, "David is hiding with us in the strongholds in Horesh and on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon, isn't he?

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

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Thematic Bible



David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand. David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.


Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.

David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand. David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

So Saul arose and went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.


The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.


The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.


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