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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Zephaniah


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Zephaniah Zephaniah

Besides the Zephaniah, son of Cushi, and author of the Book of Zephaniah (written around 630 BC), the Bible makes mention of a musician of that name in the days of David (1 Chr 6:36), a priest who was a contemporary of his famous name-sake and an acquaintance ofJeremiah (Jer 21:1), and a contemporary of Zechariah, who wrote around 500 BC (Zech 6:10).

The name Zephaniah consists of two parts. The final bit is yah, the abbreviated form of the Name of the Lord: YHWH (YHWH). The first part of the name comes from the verb sapan (sapan 1953), hide, treasure, store up. Derivation sapin (sapin 1953a) means treasure (Psalm 17:14).

The name Zephaniah means Stored By (For) Yah, and reminds of the words of Jesus: "Do not treasure up for you treasures on the earth, where moth and rust cause to vanish, and where thieves dig through and steal. But treasure up for you treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust cause to vanish, and where thieves do not dig through and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Mat 6:19-21).



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