Zuph Explained

Zuph means honeycomb in Hebrew

• According to the Books of Chronicles, a Kohathite^[1] Levite, a fact not mentioned in the books of Samuel. He was the ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel ; called also Zophai in the parallel passage, 6:26 9 (or 6:11 HE in Hebrew Bible).^[2]
• Land of Zuph (9:5, 6 9), a district in which lay Samuel's city, Ramathaim-Zophim. It was probably so named after Zuph (6:26 9). Zuph and the city of Ramathaim-Zophim are mentioned in the Bible together with Mount Ephraim, suggesting that they shared a similar locality.^[2]

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Notes and References

1. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5691-elkanah Hirsch, Emil G. and König, Eduard. "Elkanah", Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906
2. http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15300-zuph Seligsohn, M., "Zuph", Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906