Zephaniah

noun

Zeph·a·ni·ah | \ˌze-fə-ˈnī-ə

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Definition of Zephaniah

1 : a Hebrew prophet of the seventh century b.c.

2 : an apocalyptic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see Bible Table

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