Bible Dictionary

Zaphnath-paaneah,

ZAPH'NATH-PAANE'AH, the name or title given by Pharaoh to Joseph immediately after his elevation. Gen 41:45. The etymology of the word is uncertain, some deriving it from a Hebrew root, "the revealer…

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

ZAPH'NATH-PAANE'AH, the name or title given by Pharaoh to Joseph immediately after his elevation. Gen 41:45. The etymology of the word is uncertain, some deriving it from a Hebrew root, "the revealer of mysteries," others from an Egyptian root, "the preserver of the age."