The '''Book of Zephaniah''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|z|ɛ|f|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|.|ə}} ({{lang-he-n|צְפַנְיָה}}, ''Tsfanya'') is the ninth of the [[Twelve Minor Prophets]], preceded by the [[Book of Habakkuk]] and followed by the [[Book of Haggai]]. Zephaniah means "[[Yahweh]] has hidden/protected,"{{sfn |Grudem et al. |2008|p=1729}} or "Yahweh hides".{{sfn |Carson et al. |2015|p= 1839}} Zephaniah is also a male given name. Notable people with the name are actually called Zeph which is the alternate form of it/Zephyr{{Citation needed |date=November 2020}}.