What does זִיפִי mean in the Bible?
זִיפִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph".
Hebrew · H2130
זִיפִי
A Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph
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זִיפִיH2130
What does זִיפִי mean in the Bible?
זִיפִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph".
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How does the BSB render H2130?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Then the Ziphites (2), When the Ziphites (1).
Where does זִיפִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 23:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (2), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItThen the Ziphites2×1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1
When the Ziphites1×Psalms 54:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Samuel 23:19
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
1 Samuel2Psalms1
Source forms
הַ֭זִּיפִים1xhaz·zî·p̄îmPsalms 54:1
הַזִּפִים֙1xhaz·zi·p̄îm1 Samuel 26:1
זִפִים֙1xzi·p̄îm1 Samuel 23:19
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural2x1 Samuel 26:1, Psalms 54:1
Noun - proper - masculine plural1x1 Samuel 23:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph
Source Gloss
a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph Usage: Ziphim, Ziphite.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִיפִי is built from this root:
זִיףH2128