Zuph

Zuph, also called Zophai, was an Ephraimite Levite, an ancestor of Samuel the prophet.

The name Zuph means “that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 1:1; referred to as Zophai (צוּף); a son of Elkanah; father of Tohu.

Glossary entries

Zuph (Person) Zophai

Family members

Father: Elkanah
Children: Tohu

Alternative names

צוּףZuph
צוֹפַיZophai

Mentions

1 Samuel 1:1צוֹפַי · Zophai; צוּף · Zuph
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
1 Chronicles 6:26צוֹפַי · Zophai; צוּף · Zuph
Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles 6:35צוֹפַי · Zophai; צוּף · Zuph
…the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,