צְפַנְיָה

Zephaniah = &quot Jehovah has treasured&quot , the 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of king Josiah of Judah, son of Maaseiah and second priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple slain at Riblah on the capture of Jerusalem, father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah, a Levite