Given name
Ziphah
“but perhaps pitch wells”
Ziphah is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “but perhaps pitch wells.”
Original Hebrewזיפה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ziphah is thought to mean “but perhaps pitch wells.”
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Where it comes from
Ziphah 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 Ziphah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:16.
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Ziphah’s family of names
See also 1
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