Sophonias
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A Hebrew prophet who spoke to the people of Judah in the late 7th century BC
- proper noun
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Sofonías
- Sophonias, also known as Zephaniah, delivered messages of warning to the people of Judah.
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In the Hebrew tradition, Sophonias is regarded as a minor prophet important to the understanding of ancient scripture.
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Many scholars study the writings of Sophonias to understand the historical context of his prophecies.
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The prominent role of Sophonias, who is rarely represented in Romanesque fresco cycles, is also significant.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A Hebrew prophet from the late 600s BC who warns about God's judgment
is the same historical figure but appears under an alternate name
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Sophonias is the Greek/Latin form of the Hebrew name Zephaniah. The name breaks into tsaphan ('to hide') and -yah ('Yah', short for God), so it means 'God has hidden', which is simply the prophet's name.