A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1;
son of: Elkanah (H0511J);
father of: Tohu (H8459); also called Zophai at 1Ch.6.26;
§ Zuph or Zophai = "honeycomb"
1) a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel
2) a district northwest of Jerusalem where Saul encountered Samuel