Given name
Ziph
“but perhaps pitch”
Ziph is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewזיף
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ziph is thought to mean “but perhaps pitch.”
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Where it comes from
Ziph is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew noun zepet (זפת), “pitch.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ziph appears in Joshua 15:24, Joshua 15:55, 1 Samuel 23:14 and 2 other passages.
- Joshua 15:24
- Joshua 15:55
- 1 Samuel 23:14
- Psalm 54:1
- 1 Samuel 23:19
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Ziph’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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