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Zephaniah; a personal name meaning 'YHWH has hidden/treasured,' borne by several OT figures including the prophet.
The name Tsephanyah (or Tsephanyahu) means 'YHWH has hidden' or 'YHWH has treasured,' combining tsaphan ('to hide, store') with the divine name. Its most famous bearer is the prophet Zephaniah, who prophesied during Josiah's reign (Zeph 1:1). A priest named Zephaniah son of Maaseiah appears repeatedly in Jeremiah's narrative—sent as envoy to Jeremiah (Jer 21:1; 37:3), addressed by letter from Shemaiah (Jer 29:25, 29), and executed at Riblah (Jer 52:24; 2 Kgs 25:18). Two other figures bear this name in 1 Chronicles 6:36 and Zechariah 6:10, 14.
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1. Zephaniah (proper name) — Zephaniah (tsephanyah/tsephanyahu), a theophoric name meaning 'YHWH has hidden/treasured,' borne by at least four OT figures. The prophet Zephaniah authored the book bearing his name during Josiah's reign (Zeph 1:1), preaching about the Day of YHWH. The priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah served as a key intermediary between the Jerusalem temple establishment and Jeremiah (Jer 21:1; 29:25, 29; 37:3), and was among those executed by Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah (2 Kgs 25:18; Jer 52:24). Additional bearers appear as a Levitical ancestor (1 Chr 6:36) and a figure in Zechariah's symbolic crowning ceremony (Zech 6:10, 14). The Septuagint consistently renders it Sophonias. 10×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["صَفَنيا","صَفَنْيَا","صَفَنْيَاهُو"]·ben["সফনিয়","সফনিয়কে","সফনিয়াকে","সফনিয়ের"]·DE["Tsefanyahu","Zefanja","[צפניה]"]·EN["Tsefanyah","Tsefanyahu","Tsephanyah","Zephaniah","came"]·FR["Sophonie","Tsefanyahu","Tsephania","[צפניה]"]·heb["צפניה","צפניהו"]·HI["त्सफ़न्याहू","सपनयाह-के","सपन्याह"]·ID["Zefanya"]·IT["Sefania","Sofonia","Tsefanyahu","[צפניה]"]·jav["Séfanya","Zefanya","Zéfanya"]·KO["솏바냐","솏바냐가","스바냐","스바냐를","스바니야를","스바니야의"]·PT["Tsefanyah","Tsefanyahu","Tsephanyah"]·RU["Цефании","Цефанию","Цефания","Цефаньяху","Цфанье","Цфаньи"]·ES["Sofonías","Tsefanya","Tsefanyah","Tsefanyahu"]·SW["Sefania"]·TR["Sefanya","Sefanya'ya","Sefanya'yı","Tsefanya","Tsefanya'nın","Tsefanya'yi","Tsefanya'yı"]·urd["صفنیاہ","صفنیاہ-نے","صفنیاہ-کا","صفنیاہ-کے"]
2 Kgs 25:18, 1 Chr 6:36, Jer 21:1, Jer 29:25, Jer 29:29, Jer 37:3, Jer 52:24, Zeph 1:1, Zech 6:10, Zech 6:14
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צְפַנְיָה(וּ) n.pr.m. Σοφονιας (י׳ hath treasured; OHeb. צפניהו, Ph. צפנבעל);— 1. priest, -יָה Je 21:1; 22:25, 29; 52:24 = -יָהוּ 2 K 25:18 (𝔊L Σαφανιας), Je 37:3. Elsewhere -יָה: 2. the prophet Zp 1:1. 3. a Judæan Zc 6:10–14. 4. ancestor of Heman 1 Ch 6:21 (Σαφανιας; = אוּרִיאֵל v 9).