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zif (×–×™×£, zı̄ph; ὈζειÌβ, OzeıÌb, or ΖιÌφ, ZıÌph):
(1) A town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned along with Maon, Carmel and Jutah (). It is chiefly celebrated in connection with the earlier history of David: “David ... remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph†(, , ; ); the Ziphites (; ; compare -7 title) sought to betray him to Saul, but David escaped. Ziph was fortified by Rehoboam (). The name also occurs in ; . In connection with this last (compare ) it is noticeable that Ziph is one of the four names occurring on the Hebrew stamped jar handles with the added למלך, la-melekh, “to the king.â€
The site is Tell Zı̂f, 4 miles Southeast of Hebron, conspicuous hill 2, 882 ft. above sea-level; there are cisterns and, to the East, some ruins (PEF, III, 312, 315).
(2) A town in the Negeb of Judah (), site unknown.