Strong H6846H6846Iצְפַנְיָהוּ
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 Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10;
father of: Josiah (H2977H)
father of: Josiah (H2977H)
Meaning of the name
Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zephaniah
One of the men in Zechariah's prophecy
Zephaniah was one of the men in whose crown was to be placed in the temple as a memorial (Zec.6.10,14).
In the Bible
Strong H6846I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- zephaniah2
First verses
- Zechariah 6:10Take 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;
- Zechariah 6:14And 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.