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Zephaniah
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sephanyah, Zephanyah, Zefanyah, Zefanya, Z'fanyah, Z'fanya, Zfanyah, Zfanya
thumb|250px|A 17th century icon of Zephaniah
Wikidata facts
- Given name
- Zephaniah
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Judah
- Place of birth
- Jerusalem
- Occupation
- preacher
- Position held
- prophet
- Languages spoken
- Biblical Hebrew
- Religion
- Yahwism
- Student of
- Habakkuk
- Image
- Zephaniah.jpg
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- described by source
- Wikitólica
- ethnic group
- Israelites
- Commons category
- Zephaniah
- student
- Jeremiah
- present in work
- Book of Zephaniah
- feast day
- December 3
- name in native language
- צְפַנְיָה
- date of death
- 0609-00-00
- date of birth
- 0701-00-00
- not found in
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- The prophet Zephaniah
- Date of activity
- In Christianity
- In Islam
- Other Zephaniahs in the Bible
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Attribution
- External links
thumb|250px|A 17th century icon of Zephaniah
Zephaniah (, ; – Sōfənīəs) is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible; the most prominent being the prophet who prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (640–609 BCE) and is attributed a book bearing his name among the Twelve Minor Prophets. His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Vulgate or Septuagint. The name might mean "Yahweh has hidden/protected," or "Yah lies in wait". The church father Jerome interpreted the name to mean "the watchman of the Lord".
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