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ZEPHANIAH — (Heb. צְפַנְיָה), Judean prophet whose activity is dated to the reign of King Josiah (639–609). In addition to the usual mention of his father s name (Cushi), his ancestry is traced back four generations to hezekiah , possibly the king of that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Zephaniah — ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), US amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker Zephaniah Platt (1796–1871), US amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Politiker Zephaniah Swift (1759–1823), US amerikanischer Politiker Zephaniah… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Zephaniah — 1 Zephaniah 2 Zephaniah 3 … The King James version of the Bible
Zephaniah — • The ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Canon of the Old Testament; preached and wrote in the second half of the seventh century B.C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Zephaniah — [zef΄ə nī′ə] n. [Heb tsefanya, lit., the Lord has hidden < tsafan, to hide + ya, God] Bible 1. a Hebrew prophet of the 7th cent. B.C. 2. the book of his prophecies: abbrev. Zep, Zeph, or Zp … English World dictionary
Zephaniah — {For|the prophetic book|Book of Zephaniah}Zephaniah or Tzfanya (Hebrew Name|צְפַנְיָה|Ẓəfanya|Ṣəp̄anyāh| Concealed of/is Lord ) is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. He is also called Sophonias as in the New… … Wikipedia
Zephaniah — A book of the Hebrew Old Testament that contains references to major invasions of Palestine by Mesopotamian realms as well as to the fall of one of the most formidable of them the Assyrian Empire. The identity of the author of the book is… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Zephaniah — /zef euh nuy euh/, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 7th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Zeph. * * * flourished 7th century BC One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Hebrew scriptures, traditional author of the book of… … Universalium
Zephaniah — noun 1. a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC • Syn: ↑Sophonias • Instance Hypernyms: ↑prophet 2. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the… … Useful english dictionary
Zephaniah 1 — 1 The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the … The King James version of the Bible
Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807) — Zephaniah Platt (* 27. Mai 1735 in Huntington, New York; † 12. September 1807 in Plattsburgh, New York) war ein US amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Privatleben 2 Politisches Wirken … Deutsch Wikipedia
