Zephaniah
tse.phan.yah is a personal name used to identify people in priestly, genealogical, and prophetic contexts.
The supplied verses use this proper name to identify individuals: a priest associated with messages to and from Jeremiah, persons named in genealogies or as fathers, and the recipient of the word of the LORD in Zephaniah 1:1.
Senses in use
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Personal name identifying named individuals · dominant
All supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Kings 25:18 the APB renders a priest next in rank by this name; in Jeremiah 21:1 and Jeremiah 29:29 it identifies the priest connected with Jeremiah, while Zechariah 6:10 and Zephaniah 1:1 place the name within paternal and ancestral identifications.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the proper name as “Zephaniah,” including in priestly and genealogical identifications. In 1 Chronicles 6:21, however, the supplied APB genealogy does not display that name, although the original-language form is present.