zaphnath-pa-aneah Summary and Overview
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zaphnath-pa-aneah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
a name given by Pharaoh to Joseph. #Ge 41:45| The rabbins interpreted Zaphnath-paaneah as Hebrew in the sense revealer of a secret. As the name must have been Egyptian, it has been explained from the Coptic as meaning the preserver of the age.