Strong H6846H6846Hצְפַנְיָהוּ
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 prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1;
son of: Cushi (H3569H)
son of: Cushi (H3569H)
Meaning of the name
Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zephaniah
Prophet, son of Cushi, descendant of Hezekiah
Zephaniah, the prophet who wrote the book bearing his name, was the son of Cushi and descendant of Hezekiah (Zep.1.1).
In the Bible
Strong H6846H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- come1
First verses
- Zephaniah 1:1The 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.