First names in Hebrew

First name Zephaniah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צפניה

Gematria value: 235

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zephaniah is written צפניה

The English form of your name, צפניה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zephaniah mean?

Meaning: "God has sheltered"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of one of the twelve minor prophets. It means "God has hidden", in the sense of "God has protected, kept safe": the verb tzafan, "to hide, to treasure", followed by a short form of the divine Name.

Gematria

Zephaniah = 235

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. צפניה has 5 letters:

צthe letter Tzadi90
פthe letter Pe80
נthe letter Nun50
יthe letter Yod10
הthe letter He5
Total235

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Zephaniah, from צ to ה:

צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃

“The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.”

Psalms 92:13

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Frequently asked

Zephaniah in three answers

How do you write Zephaniah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zephaniah is written צפניה. The English form of your name, צפניה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zephaniah?
Written צפניה, Zephaniah is worth 235: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Zephaniah mean?
God has sheltered (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of one of the twelve minor prophets. It means "God has hidden", in the sense of "God has protected, kept safe": the verb tzafan, "to hide, to treasure", followed by a short form of the divine Name.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).