צְפַנְיָהוּ
tse.phan.yah
Zephaniah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "צְפַנְיָהוּ" (tsephan-yahu), Strong's number H6846I, is a proper noun referring to an individual in the biblical narrative. As a name, its meaning is " concealment of Yahweh", derived from the words "tzaphan", meaning "to hide" or "conceal", and "Yahu" which is a shortened form of Yahweh's name. As a proper name, its significance lies in its possible association with a prophet or leader who held this name. Given its usage in the biblical text only twice, the range of its meaning and significance is limited to the contexts of these two occurrences. It is essential to note that as a name, its interpretation might be affected by the role or actions associated with the individual who bears this name. Nonetheless, the name itself directly points to a relationship with or reverence for Yahweh. Overall, the name "Zephaniah" or "tzephani-yahu" serves as a marker for an individual in the biblical narrative but provides limited information about their role, significance, or story, except for being closely tied to the divine name Yahweh.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
“Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.
Zechariah 6:14The crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in Yahweh’s temple.