Bible Location

Ziph

Meaning: this mouth or mouthful; falsehood · 6 cross references · Modern-day map available

Ziph was a town in the hill country of Judah south-east of Hebron. It is important because the surrounding wilderness became one of David's best-known hiding places while he fled from Saul, and because the town also appears in Judah's defensive landscape. First appears in Josh 15:55.1

Place meaning

this mouth or mouthful; falsehood

Coordinates

31.48, 35.14

First appears

Josh 15:55

AI summary: Ziph's significance is bound tightly to the David narratives. The wilderness around it becomes one of the tense southern landscapes where David hides, is tracked, and narrowly avoids capture, giving the place a strong association with betrayal, survival, and dependence on God. The title of Psalm 54 preserves that emotional memory even more sharply. At the same time, Ziph remains a real Judahite town within the settled and fortified geography of the south. The cross references present Ziph as both a hill-country settlement and a wilderness refuge in the story of David's rise.1

Place meaning

this mouth or mouthful; falsehood

Latitude

31.48

Longitude

35.14

Bible references

6