ZIPH . 1 . A son of Jehallelel ( 1 Chronicles 4:16 ). 2 . A city of Southern Judah ( Joshua 15:24 ). Its site has not been recovered. 3 . A city in the hill-country of Judah ( Joshua 15:55 ); fortified by Rehoboam ( 2 Chronicles 11:8 ). The wilderness of Ziph was one of the refuges of David when fleeing from Saul ( 1 Samuel 23:14-15; 1 Samuel 23:24; 1 Samuel 26:2 bis ). The gentilic name Ziphites occurs in 1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 23:24 [LXX [Note: Septuagint.] only] 1 Samuel 26:1 , Psalms 54:1-7 title. Ziph is Tell Zîf , S.E. of Hebron.