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Strong H68464 sensesצְפַנְיָהוּ

Zephaniah

Transliteration
tsephanyâh tsephanyâhû
Pronunciation
{tsef-an-yaw'} tsef-an-yaw'-hoo

Meaning of the name

Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured"

The 4 senses of Strong H6846

The lexicon tells 4 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6846 appears in 10 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Priest during the reign of ZedekiahH6846G6 verses · 2 Kings, Jeremiah
  2. One of the men in Zechariah's prophecyH6846I2 verses · Zechariah
  3. Prophet, son of Cushi, descendant of HezekiahH6846H1 verse · Zephaniah
  4. Kohathite Levite, ancestor of the prophet SamuelH6846J1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H6845 and H3050; Jah has secreted;
{Tsephanjah} the name of four Israelites: - Zephaniah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • zephaniah9
  • come1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 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:
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:36
    The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
  3. 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 the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
  4. 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 the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
  5. Jeremiah 29:29
    And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
  6. Jeremiah 37:3
    And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.
  7. Jeremiah 52:24
    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
  8. Zephaniah 1:1
    The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah 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.
  9. 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;
  10. Zechariah 6:14
    And 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.