Zephaniah — the meaning of the Hebrew name צְפַנְיָה

צְפַנְיָה

Tsᵉphanyâh · pronounced tsef-an-yaw' · Strong's H6846 · a man

Zephaniah means Jah has secreted.

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צָפַן tsâphan (from, H6845) — to hide (by covering over) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

or צְפַנְיָהוּ; from H6845 and H3050; Jah has secreted; Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites.

2Kgs 25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (KJV)

10 occurrences in 10 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Zechariah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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