2202. Ziphron
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Ziphron: Ziphron

Original Word: זִפְרֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Ziphron
Pronunciation: Tsee-frone
Phonetic Spelling: (zi-frone')
Definition: Ziphron
Meaning: Ziphron

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ziphron

From an unused root (meaning to be fragrant); Ziphron, a place in Palestine -- Ziphron.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place on N. boundary of the promised land
NASB Translation
Ziphron (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[זִפְרֹן] proper name, of a location only with ה locative זִפְרֹ֫נָה Numbers 34:9, place on northern boundary of Canaan; ᵐ5 Δεφρωνα, Ἐφρωνα; ᵐ5L Ζεφρωνα; site dubious, WetzstHauran 88 proposes Ζιφρᾶν, northeast from Damascus; FurrerZPV viii. 28 BdPal 397 (' perhaps ') Za±ferâne, between „umƒ and Hamath; Di rejects both.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root word זָפַר (zafar), which is not explicitly defined in the Hebrew Bible but is related to the concept of "fragrance" or "scent."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Ziphron, as it is a unique proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not appear in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: Ziphron is used as a geographical name in the Hebrew Bible. It is mentioned in the context of defining the northern boundary of the land allotted to the Israelites.

Context: Ziphron is mentioned in the Book of Numbers as part of the description of the northern boundary of the land of Canaan, which was to be inherited by the Israelites. In Numbers 34:9 (BSB), it is stated: "Then the border will extend to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north."
• The exact location of Ziphron is not definitively known today, and it is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. It is presumed to be a landmark or a town situated in the northern region of ancient Canaan.
• The mention of Ziphron in the biblical text serves to delineate the territorial limits of the Promised Land, emphasizing the divine promise and the specific inheritance given to the tribes of Israel.
• The name itself, suggesting "fragrance," may imply a place of pleasantness or beauty, although this is speculative given the lack of additional biblical or archaeological evidence.

Forms and Transliterations
זִפְרֹ֔נָה זפרנה zifRonah zip̄·rō·nāh zip̄rōnāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 34:9
HEB: וְיָצָ֤א הַגְּבֻל֙ זִפְרֹ֔נָה וְהָי֥וּ תוֹצְאֹתָ֖יו
NAS: shall proceed to Ziphron, and its termination
KJV: shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out
INT: shall proceed and the border to Ziphron become termination

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2202
1 Occurrence


zip̄·rō·nāh — 1 Occ.















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