Tsᵉphanyâh — H6846

Definition

masculine proper noun

Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites

1. Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured"
2. the 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets; descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of king Josiah of Judah
3. son of Maaseiah and second priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah; succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple; slain at Riblah on the capture of Jerusalem
4. father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah
5. a Levite

Usually translated as

Zephaniah

Origin

or Tsᵉphanyâhûw; from H6845 and H3050; Jah has secreted

• Derived from Tsâphan (H6845)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Tsᵉphanyâh occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (5), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (2)

• 2 Kings 25:18 — And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֖הוּ) the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
• 1 Chronicles 6:36 — The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָֽה),
• Jeremiah 21:1 — The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֧ה) the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
• Jeremiah 29:25 — Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֤ה) the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
• Jeremiah 29:29 — And Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֥ה) the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
• Jeremiah 37:3 — And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֤הוּ) the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
• Jeremiah 52:24 — And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֖ה) the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
• Zephaniah 1:1 — The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָה֙) the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
• Zechariah 6:10 — Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֔ה);
• Zechariah 6:14 — And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָ֑ה), for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.