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Bible Dictionaries
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Zaphhath Paaneah
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Egyptian title of Joseph, Zfntanch; from zaf "corn food," nt "of," anch "life" (Genesis 41:45). Cook, in Speaker's Commentary, Harkavy, from zaf "food," net "saviour," paaneh "life." So a scholium on Septuagint; "saviour of the world." Not as Hebrew interpreters (Josephus Ant. 2:6, Section 1) "revealer of secrets."
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Zaphhath Paaneah'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/z/zaphhath-paaneah.html. 1949.