ZIPHITES zif'-its. See ZIPH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIPHITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZIPHIMS zif'-imz: In title of Psalms 54 the King James Version for the Revised Version (British and American) ZIPHITES (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIPHIMS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZIPHION zif'-i-on (tsiphyon, "gaze" (?) (BDB)): A "son" of Gad (Genesis 46:16) = "Zephon" of Numbers 26:15. See ZAPHON; ZEPHONITES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIPHION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZIPHAH zi'-fa (ziphah, a feminine form of "Ziph"): A Judahite, "son" of Jehallelel. The name being feminine may be a dittography of the previous Ziph (1 Chronicles 4:16). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIPHAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedi

ZIPH (2) (ziph, meaning unknown): (1) A grandson of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42); the Septuagint has Zeiph. (2) A son of Jehallelel (1 Chronicles 4:16). In the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus reads Ziphai, but Codex Vaticanus has the totally different form Ameachei. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, Jam

ZIOR zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior): A town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (

ZIPH (1) zif (ziph; Ozeib, or Ziph): (1) A town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned along with Maon, Carmel and Jutah (Joshua 15:55). It is chiefly celebrated in connection with the earlier history of David: "David .... remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph" (1 Samuel 23:14,15,24; 26:2); the Ziphites (1 Samuel 23:19; 26:1; co

ZION zi'-on (tsiyon; Sion): 1. Meaning of the Word 2. The Zion of the Jebusites 3. Zion of the Prophets 4. Zion in Later Poetical Writings and Apocrypha 5. Omission of Name by Some Writers 6. The Name "Zion" in Christian Times LITERATURE 1. Meaning of the Word: A name applied to Jerusalem, or to certain parts of it, at least since the time

ZIN zin (tsin; Sin): (1) A town in the extreme South of Judah, on the line separating that province from Edom, named between the ascent of Akrabbim and Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3). It must have lain somewhere between Wady el-Fiqra (the ascent of Akrabbim?) and `Ain Qadis (Kadesh-barnea); but the site has not been recovered. (2) The W

ZINA zi'-na. See ZIZAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZINA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZIMRI (1) zim'-ri (zimri, "wild sheep" or "wild goat"; in 1 Maccabees, with the King James Version, has Zambri; Codex Sinaiticus has Zambrei): (1) A Simeonite prince (Numbers 25:14; 1 Macc 2:26), slain by Phinehas, Aaron's grandson. Numbers 25:1-5 records how the Israelites, while they were at Shittim, began to consort with Moabite women and "they

ZIMRI (2) (zimri; Septuagint Zambrei, Zambri): The 5th king of Israel, but who occupied the throne only seven days (1 Kings 16:9-20). Zimri had been captain of half the chariots under Elah, and, as it seems, made use of his position to conspire against his master. The occasion for his crime was furnished by the absence of the army, which, under th

ZIMMAH zim'-a (zimmah, perhaps "device," "plan"): A Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:20 (Hebrew, verse 5); also in 6:42 (Hebrew verse 27); 2 Chronicles 29:12). See Curtis, Chronicles, 130, 134. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIMMAH'". "International St

ZIMRAN zim'-ran (zimran, from zemer, "wild sheep" or "wild goat," the ending -an being gentilic; Skinner, Genesis, 350): Son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32). The various manuscripts of the Septuagint give the name in different forms, e.g. in Ge A, Zebran; Codex Sinaiticus Zemran; Codex Alexandrinus(1) Zembram; D(sil) Zombr

ZILTHAI zil'-thi, zil'-tha-i. See ZILLETHAI. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZILTHAI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZILLETHAI zil'-e-thi, zil-e'-tha-i (tsillethay, meaning uncertain; the King James Version Zilthai): (1) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:20). (2) A Manassite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20 (Hebrew verse 21)). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'Z

ZILPAH zil'-pa (zilpah, meaning uncertain; Zelpha): The ancestress of Gad and Asher (Genesis 30:10,12; 35:26; 46:18), a slave girl of Leah's, given her by Laban (Genesis 29:24; 30:9). In Ezekiel 48 the Zilpah tribes have the 5th division toward the South of Palestine and the 6th to the North, a slightly more favorable position than that of the Bil

ZILLAH zil'-a (tsillah; Sella): One of Lamech's wives (Genesis 4:19,22,23). The name is perhaps connected with tsel, "shadow." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZILLAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ZIHA zi'-ha (tsicha', tsicha' (Nehemiah 7:46), meaning unknown): An overseer of Nethinim (Nehemiah 11:21) who are called (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46) "the children (or sons) of Ziha." The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Alexandrinus omit Nehemiah 11:20; the Septuagint has Sial, Lucian Siaau; in Nehemiah 7:46; the Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Sea; Cod

ZIDON; ZIDONIANS zi'-don, zi-do'-ni-anz. See SIDON, SIDONIANS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIDON; ZIDONIANS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.