Zaphnath-Paaneah in Wikipedia
Zaphnath-Paaneah is the name stated by the Bible (Genesis,
41:45) as given by Pharaoh to Joseph. It seems to be an
Egyptian name, but its etymology is in doubt. Targum Onkelos
gives the meaning of the name as "the man to whom mysteries
are revealed"; pseudo-Jonathan, "one who reveals mysteries";
Josephus ("Ant." ii. 6, § 1), "a finder of mysteries." The
Authorised Version has in the margin: "Which in the Coptic
signifies, 'A revealer of secrets,' or 'The man to whom
secrets are revealed.'" There is, however, no Egyptian
etymology by which these guesses can be supported. Jerome
claims that his suggestion, "savior of the world," rests on
the Egyptian. This interpretation is also accepted by
Jablonski.
Modern Egyptologists have tried a great many etymologies for
the element "Zaphnath," but have mostly agreed that
"paaneah" contains the Egyptian "p-ônḫ," meaning "the life".
Steindorff's explanation,[1] differs somewhat; it is "ṣe(d)-
p-nute(r)-ef-onḫ" = "the god speaks, [and] he lives." This
has become popular, and is philologically possible; however,
it does not convey the allusion to Joseph's office or merits
which we should expect. The Septuagint (Ψον[or Ψομ]θομφανήχ)
and the Hexaplaric versions, however, differ so widely from
the Hebrew in the first half of the name that it may have
been disfigured by copyists.
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