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View Name: Zephaniah


ZEPHANIAH
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: צְפַנְיָה (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: ze-fə-NIE-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה (Tzefanyah) meaning "YAHWEH has hidden". This is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Zephaniah.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tzefanyah (Biblical Hebrew), Zeph (English), Zephania (Southern African)



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