Joshua 15:24

זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם וּבְעָלֽוֹת

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

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זִ֥יף

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Ziph")

Dictionary form: זִיף · dzeep

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: ziph

of ziph ×5 and ziph ×2 ziph ×2 to ziph ×1

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Ziph — Standard proper noun; use in all narrative and geographic contexts.

the region of Ziph — Clarifies geographic scope when context is territorial.

the Ziphites' territory — Highlights the people group associated with the place.

the wilderness of Ziph — Preferred when desert or remote setting is emphasized.

BDB2343 H2128

זִיף proper name

1. proper name, of a location a. city south east from Hebron, Josh 15:55; 1Chr 2:42; 2Chr 11:8, modern Tell Zîf; Rob^{BR i. 492, 498} Guérin^{Judée iii. 159 ff.}: ׳מִדְבַּרזֿ 1Sam 23:14; 1Sam 23:15; 1Sam 26:2 (twice in verse); with ה locative, זִ֫יפָה 1Sam 23:24.
b. city of southern Judah Josh 15:24, site unknown.

2. proper name, masculine a son of יְהַלֶּלְאֵל of Judah 1Chr 4:16, whether related to proper name, of a location above does not appear. ᵐ5 Ζαφα, Ζιφ(αι). (1Chr 2:42 see above)

ziph

zîp

battlement

Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite

(n pr m) a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah

וָ טֶ֖לֶם

וָ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

טֶ֖לֶם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And telem")

Dictionary form: טֶלֶם · teh-LEM

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and telem

and telem ×2

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Telem — Standard anglicized form for this proper name.

Thelem — Variant spelling found in some English translations.

Telem (furrow) — Use when conveying the name's possible etymological meaning.

BDB3344 H2928

טֶ֫לֶם proper name, of a location or person

1. location in the Negeb of Judah, Josh 15:24 = טלאים 1Sam 15:4, read perhaps טֵלָאם We Dr. We reads טֵלָם also for חוילה 1Sam 15:7, compare Dr.

2. person one of the porters Ezra 10:24.

telem

ṭelem

oppression

Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper

a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra

וּ בְעָלֽוֹת

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בְעָלֽוֹת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And bealoth")

Dictionary form: בְּעָלוֹת · beh-aw-LOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and bealoth

and bealoth ×1 and in aloth ×1

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Bealoth — Standard modern spelling for this place name.

Aloth — Alternate form; use when context favors shorter spelling.

Be-aloth — Hyphenated form clarifying the Hebrew prefix be-.

Baaloth — Variant transliteration; reflects the root ba'al more closely.

BDB1228 H1175

בְּעָלוֺת proper name, of a location plural Josh 15:24; 1Kgs 4:16, a city in the south of Judah, possibly the same as II. בַּעַל.

aloth, bealoth

bĕʿālôt

mistresses

Bealoth, a place in Palestine

a town in south Judah

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם Tipeha — a lesser break וּבְעָלֽוֹת Silluq — end of the verse

זִיף וָטֶלֶם וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Cross References

1 Samuel 23:14

וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּמִּדְבָּר בַּמְּצָדוֹת וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּהָר בְּמִדְבַּר-זִיף וַיְבַקְשֵׁהוּ שָׁאוּל כָּל-הַיָּמִים וְלֹֽא-נְתָנוֹ אֱלֹהִים בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:24

וַיָּקוּמוּ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ זִיפָה לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וְדָוִד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו בְּמִדְבַּר מָעוֹן בָּֽעֲרָבָה אֶל יְמִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃

And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 23:19

וַיַּֽעֲלוּ זִפִים אֶל-שָׁאוּל הַגִּבְעָתָה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּנוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת בַּחֹרְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת הַֽחֲכִילָה אֲשֶׁר מִימִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

1 Samuel 15:4