Strong H6846H6846Gצְפַנְיָהוּ
Zephaniah
One of the 4 senses of Strong H6846
- Transliteration
- tsephanyâh tsephanyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {tsef-an-yaw'} tsef-an-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18;
son of: Maaseiah (H4641X)
son of: Maaseiah (H4641X)
Meaning of the name
Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zephaniah
Priest during the reign of Zedekiah
Zephaniah, a priest during King Zedekiah's reign, was taken captive to Babylon (2Ki.25.18; Jer.21.1; 29.25,29; 37.3; 52.24).
In the Bible
Strong H6846G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zephaniah6
First verses
- 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:
- 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.
- Jeremiah 37:3And 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.
- Jeremiah 52:24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: