Encyclopedia entry
Zif
Brightness; splendour; i.e., “the flower month,” mentioned only in 1 Kings 6:1, 37, as the “second month.” It was called Iyar by the later Jews. (See MONTH.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(1 Kings 6:1) [Month]
In the Bible
2
Verses where Zif is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 6:1
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 6:37
The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
Scripture on Zif
1
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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