Bible Dictionary
Ziphim, The
The inhabitants of Ziph, especially those who reported David’s hiding place to Saul.
Definition
The Ziphim were the inhabitants of Ziph. The name refers especially to the people connected with the hill-country town of Ziph.
Biblical Usage
The Ziphim informed Saul of David’s hiding place. The form appears in the title of Psalm 54, while the narrative commonly uses the related form Ziphites.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
the inhabitants of Ziph, 2. In this form the name is found in the Authorized Version only in the title of (Psalms 54:1) In the narrative it occurs in the more usual form of ZIPHITES. (1 Samuel 23:19; 26:1)