Strong H6689H6689Gצוּף

Zuph

Transliteration: tsûph tsôphay tsîyph
Pronunciation: {tsoof} {tso-fah'ee} tseef
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1;
son of: Elkanah (H511J);
father of: Tohu (H8459); also called Zophai at 1Ch.6.26;

Meaning of the name

Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb"

General definition

From H6688; honey comb;
Tsuph or Tsophai or {Tsiph} the name of an Israelite and a place in Palestine: - {Zophai} Zuph.

In the biblical story

Zuph

Levite ancestor of Samuel the prophet

Zuph, also called Zophai, was an Ephraimite Levite, an ancestor of Samuel the prophet.

In the Bible

Strong H6689G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

zuph2
zophai1

First verses

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
1 Chronicles 6:26
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles 6:35
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,