Strong H2099זִו

Ziv

Transliteration
ziv
Pronunciation
zeev'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind

Definition

Probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly brightness (compare {H2111 }) that {is} (figuratively) the month of flowers;
Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May): - Zif.

Meaning of the name

Zif = "brightness"

Detailed definition

Ziv, the second month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is mentioned in connection with the construction of Solomon's Temple (<ref="1Ki.6.1, 37">1Ki.6.1, 37</ref>).

In the biblical story

Ziv

The second month in the ancient Hebrew calendar

Ziv, the second month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is mentioned in connection with the construction of Solomon's Temple (<ref="1Ki.6.1, 37">1Ki.6.1, 37</ref>).

In the Bible

Strong H2099 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zif2

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 6:1
    And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
  2. 1 Kings 6:37
    In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif:
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