Zephaniah
צְפַנְיָהוּStrong’s H6846tsephanyah (tse-phan-yah)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsephanyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “zephaniah”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“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;”
Meaning
- 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
- 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
- Father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah
- A Levite
- 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
- 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
- Father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah
- A Levite
- 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
- 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
- Father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah
- A Levite
How it's translated
- zephaniah 10
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 5
- Zechariah 2
- 2 Kings 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Zephaniah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 6:14In contextAnd the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
- 1 Chronicles 6:36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
- Jeremiah 21:1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:25Thus 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 the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Hebrew dictionary
צְפַנְיָהוּ tsephanyah · Zephaniah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18; son of: Maaseiah (H4641X) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) 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 2) 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 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite
צְפַנְיָהוּ tsephanyah · Zephaniah
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1; son of: Cushi (H3569H) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) 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 2) 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 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite
צְפַנְיָהוּ tsephanyah · Zephaniah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; father of: Josiah (H2977H) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) 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 2) 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 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.