1. a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC • Syn: Sophonias • Instance Hypernyms: prophet 2. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah • Syn: Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah • Instance Hypernyms: book • Part Holonyms: Prophets, Nebiim, Old Testament
