Zephaniah

Zephaniah (/zɛfəˈnaɪ.ə/, Hebrew: צְפַנְיָה, Modern: Ṣəfanya, Tiberian: Ṣep̄anyā, "Concealed of/is YHWH"; Greek: Σοφονίας – 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.^[1] His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Vulgate or Septuagint. The name might mean "Yahweh has hidden/protected,"^[2] or "Yah lies in wait".^[3] The church father Jerome interpreted the name to mean "the watchman of the Lord".^[4]

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^ Carson et al. 2015, p. 1839.
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[FOOTNOTEGrudem_et_al.20081729-2] Grudem et al. 2008, p. 1729.

[FOOTNOTECarson_et_al.20151839-3] Carson et al. 2015, p. 1839.

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