Zephaniah

/ˌzɛfəˈnaɪə/ noun

Definition

A Hebrew prophet of the 7th century BCE and the biblical book bearing his name, which contains prophecies of judgment and restoration.

Etymology

From Hebrew Tzefanyah meaning 'Yahweh has hidden' or 'protected by Yahweh', composed of tzafan (to hide) and Yah (shortened form of Yahweh). The name reflects the prophet's message of divine protection for the faithful.

Kelly Says

Zephaniah is unique among the minor prophets for providing his genealogy back four generations, suggesting he may have been of royal blood related to King Hezekiah. His prophecies introduce the concept of 'the Day of the Lord' that would later influence Christian eschatology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰፍናያ
se-f-na-ya
ARالعربية
سُفُونِيَا
su-fo-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
সফোনিয়া
so-fo-ni-ya
CACatalà
Sofoní
so-fo-ˈni
CSČeština
Sofonías
so-fo-ˈni-as
DADansk
Sofonias
so-fo-ˈni-as
DEDeutsch
Sophonias
so-fo-ˈni-as
ELΕλληνικά
Σοφονίας
so-fo-ni-as
ESEspañol
Sofonías
so-fo-ˈni-as
FAفارسی
سُفُونیا
su-fo-ni-ya
FISuomi
Sofonia
so-fo-ˈni-a
FRFrançais
Sophonie
so-fo-ˈni
GUGU
સફોનિયા
sa-fo-ni-ya
HAHA
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
HEעברית
צפניה
tsef-ni-ya
HIहिन्दी
सफ़ोनीया
sa-fo-ni-ya
HUMagyar
Sofonías
so-fo-ˈni-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
IGIG
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
ITItaliano
Sofonia
so-fo-ˈni-a
JA日本語
ゼファニア
ze-fa-ni-a
KKKK
Сөфөния
so-fo-ni-ya
KMKM
សេហានី
se-ha-ni
KO한국어
세파니아
se-pa-ni-a
MRMR
सफोनीया
sa-fo-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဆဲဖနီးယား
se-pha-ni-ya
NLNederlands
Sofonia
so-fo-ˈni-a
NONorsk
Sofonias
so-fo-ˈni-as
PAPA
ਸਫੋਨੀਆ
sa-fo-ni-ya
PLPolski
Sofonia
so-fo-ˈni-a
PTPortuguês
Sofonias
so-fo-ˈni-as
RORomână
Sofonia
so-fo-ˈni-a
RUРусский
Софония
so-fo-ni-ya
SVSvenska
Sofonias
so-fo-ˈni-as
SWKiswahili
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
TAதமிழ்
சீபானியா
si-pa-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
సెఫానీయ
se-fa-ni-ya
THไทย
เซฟานียา
se-fa-ni-ya
TLTL
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
TRTürkçe
Sofonya
so-fo-n-ya
UKУкраїнська
Софонія
so-fo-ni-ya
URاردو
صفُونِيَا
sa-fo-ni-ya
VITiếng Việt
Sefania
se-fa-ni-a
YOYO
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a
ZH中文
西番雅
xi-fan-ya
ZUZU
Seefania
se-ef-a-ni-a

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