Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zephaniah

/zɛfəˈnaɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: zepha-ni-ah
IPA: /zɛfəˈnaɪə/

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

name

Hebrew prophet associated with the Book of Zephaniah

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Hebrew צְפַנְיָה (ts'fanyá).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: צְפַנְיָה

Synonyms

Zeph.

Rhymes With

via maria black maria maya isaiah messiah jeremiah shia playa hiya josiah gaia

Questions

How do you pronounce zephaniah?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɛfəˈnaɪə/.
What does zephaniah mean?: A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Where does zephaniah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce zephaniah

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