Zephaniah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Zephaniah in British English:
UK [ˌzefəˈnaɪə]
How to pronounce Zephaniah in American English:
US [ˌzɛfəˈnaɪə]
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- Noun:
- a Hebrew minor poet of the late 7th century BC
- an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah
Word Origin
- Zephaniah
- masc. proper name, Biblical ninth of the prophets, from Hebrew Tzephanyah "the Lord has hidden."
Example
- 1. Zephaniah , jehovah has concealed , or jehovah of darkness .
- 2. The commander of the guard took as prisoners seraiah the chief priest , zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers .
- 3. Zephaniah is a forceful book .
- 4. He was contemporary with jeremiah and zephaniah .
- 5. Jer 29:29 and zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of jeremiah the prophet .