Zephania
/ˌzɛfəˈnaɪə/noun
A biblical masculine personal name, a variant of Zephaniah, borne by a prophet in the Hebrew Bible.
Did you know?Zephania contains the Hebrew divine element Yah, linking it to names such as Isaiah and Jeremiah and framing protection as an act of God.
Etymological Timeline
Iron Age Hebrew
Hebrew
צְפַנְיָה (Ṣəfanyāh)
“Yahweh has hidden or protected”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
ṣāphan
“to hide, conceal, or treasure away”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
Yāh
“A shortened form of the divine name Yahweh”
Septuagint period
Greek
Sophonias
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew personal name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Sophonias
“Latin biblical form of the name”
Modern English
English
Zephania / Zephaniah
“An English biblical personal name”
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