Ziklag
A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as h…
Zillah
Shadow, one of the wives of Lamech, of the line of Cain, and mother of Tubal-cain (Gen. 4:19, 22).
Zilpah
Drooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen. 30:9-13).
Zilthai
Shadow (i.e., protection) of Jehovah. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:20). (2.) One of the captains of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:20).
Zimmah
Mischief. (1.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:20). (2.) Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:42). (3.) The father of Joah (2 Chr. 29:12).
Zimran
Vine-dressers; celebrated, one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:2).
Zimri
Praise-worthy. (1.) A son of Salu, slain by Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, because of his wickedness in bringing a Midianitish woman into his tent (Num. 25:6-15). (2.) Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and suc…
Zimzi
my field; my vine
Zin
A low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih, the wilderness of Paran, between the Gulf of Akabah and the head of the Wady Guraiyeh (Num. 13:21). To be distinguished from the wilder…
Zina
Ornament, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10).
Zion,
ZI'ON, and SI'ON (dry, sunny mount). "Zion" is sometimes used to denote the whole of Jerusalem, but in its literal and restricted meaning it was the south-western hill of Jerusalem. This hill was sur…
Zior.
ZI'OR. (smallness), a place in the mountains of Judah, near Hebron. Josh 15:54. Its probable site is at Sair, a ruin on a hill 5 miles north-north-east of Hebron.
Ziph
Flowing. (1.) A son of Jehaleleel (1 Chr. 4:16). (2.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:24), probably at the pass of Sufah. (3.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:55), identified with t…
Ziphah,
ZI'PHAH, a descendant of Judah. 1 Chr 4:16.
Ziphim, The
the inhabitants of Ziph, 2. In this form the name is found in the Authorized Version only in the title of (Psalms 54:1) In the narrative it occurs in the more usual form of ZIPHITES. (1 Samuel 23:19;…
Ziphims
ZIPH'IMS, the inhabitants of Ziph. Ps 54.
Ziphion
son of Gad (Genesis 46:18) elsewhere called Zephon.
Ziphran
(fragrance), appoint in the north boundary of the promised land as specified by Moses. (Numbers 34:9)
Ziphron,
ZI'PHRON, or ZIPH'RON (sweet odor), a city on the northern frontier of the dominions of Israel. Num 34:9. There is a place called Zaferaneh on the road from Hums (Emesa) to Hamah (Hamath), and about …
Zipiiites
ZIPII'ITES, the inhabitants of Ziph. 1 Sam 23:19; 1 Sam 26:1.
Zipiiron
ZIPII'RON. See Zephon.
Zippor
A little bird, the father of Balak, king of Moab (Num. 22:2, 4).
Zipporah
A female bird. Reuel’s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Ex. 2:21). In consequence of the event recorded in Ex. 4:24-26, she and her two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, when so far on the way with M…
Zipporah, Or Zipporah
daughter of Reuel or Jethro, the priest of Midian, wife of Moses and mother of his two sons Gershom and Eliezer. (Exodus 2:21; 4:25; 18:2) comp. Exod 18:6 (B.C. 1530.) The only incident recorded in h…
Zithri
The Lord protects, a Levite, son of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).
Ziz
Projecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-gedi, which leads up from the Dead Sea (2 Chr. 20:16) in the direction of Tekoa; now Tell Hasasah.
Ziz, The Cliff Of
ZIZ, THE CLIFF OF. 2 Chr 20:16. The paraphrase of this passage is "the going up of Ha-Ziz," and Grove suggests the name may survive in Husasah. The Pal. Memoirs note a Wady Husasah, 8 miles north of …
Ziza
Splendour; abundance. (1.) A Simeonite prince (1 Chr. 4:37-43). (2.) A son of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:20).
Zizah
A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 23:11).
Zoar
Small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (Gen. 19:22, 23). It was originally called Bela (14:2, 8). It is referred to by the prophets Is…