Quick Definition
Ziphion
Biblical Persons & Places
Ziphion
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
referred to as Ziphion (צִפְיוֹן), or Zephon (צְפוֹן), or Zephonite (צְפוֹנִי);
son of Gad;
a brother of Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod and Areli.
Strong's Definition
Tsiphjon, an Israelite
Derivation: from H6822 (צָפָה); watch-tower;
KJV Usage: Ziphion. Compare H6827 (צְפוֹן).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ziphion = "lookout"
1) a son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Zephonites
1a) also 'Zephon'
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צִפְיוֹן (tsiph.yon) — Ziphion. A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16; son of: Gad (H1410); brother of: Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692); also called Zephon at Num.26.15; § Ziphion = "lookout" 1) a son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Zephonites 1a) also 'Zephon'
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צִפְיוֹן n.pr.m. son of Gad (? gaze), = צְפוֹן base