Boy Old Testament Rare
Zuph
that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering
צוּף tsuph
Zuph (Hebrew: צוּף, tsuph) means “that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Ahimoth in 1 Chronicles 6.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Zuph
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- United Monarchy
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Samuel 1:1 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 6:35 |
| Cross-references | 32 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Elkanah co-occurrence Appears with Elkanah in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Tohu co-occurrence Appears with Tohu in 1 Samuel 1.
- Jeroham co-occurrence Appears with Jeroham in 1 Samuel 1.
- Elihu co-occurrence Appears with Elihu in 1 Samuel 1.
- Mahath co-occurrence Appears with Mahath in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Ahimoth co-occurrence Appears with Ahimoth in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Amasai co-occurrence Appears with Amasai in 1 Chronicles 6.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1;
son of: Elkanah (H0511J);
father of: Tohu (H8459); also called Zophai at 1Ch.6.26;
§ Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb"
1) a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel
2) a district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel
Zuph, also called Zophai, was an Ephraimite Levite, an ancestor of Samuel the prophet.
The biblical story
Zuph/Zophai Zuph, also called Zophai in 1Ch.6.26, was a Levite of the Kohathite clan. He was an ancestor of Elkanah, the father of the prophet Samuel (1Sa.1.1). In the genealogy of the Kohathites, he is listed as the son of Elkanah and father of Toah (1Ch.6.35). Zuph lived in the hill country of Ephraim, where his descendant Samuel was born (1Sa.1.1).
Key verses
Zuph appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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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 Samuel 1:1 -
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles 6:26 -
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
1 Chronicles 6:35
Show all 3 references
1 Samuel (1)
- 1 Samuel 1:1
1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 6:26
- 1 Chronicles 6:35