English Explanatory Dictionary

Zacchaeus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

Word forms

Zacchaeus Zacchæus Zaccheus

Etymology

From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay), literally "pure, innocent", which came from זכה (zacha, “be clean, pure”).

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