Zuph
צוּףStrong’s H6689tsuph
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsuph is the Hebrew word usually translated “zuph” and “zophai”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:”
Meaning
- A Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel
- A district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel
- § Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb"
How it's translated
- zuph 3
- zophai 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 9:5And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
Hebrew dictionary
צוּף tsuph · Zuph
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1; son of: Elkanah (H0511J); father of: Tohu (H8459); also called Zophai at 1Ch.6.26; § Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb" 1) a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel 2) a district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel
צוּף tsuph · Zuph
§ Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb" a district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.