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Zaphnath-pa-aneah
        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.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'zaphnath-pa-aneah' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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