- Original: צפוני - Transliteration: Ts@phowniy - Phonetic: tsef-o-nee' - Definition: Zephonites = see Zephon treasure 1. descendants of Zephon, the son of Gad - Origin: patronymically from H6827 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patronymic from H6827 ; a Tsephonite or (collectively) a descendant of Tsephon: - Zephonites.