Zechariah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
  2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  3. A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
  4. A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist.
  5. A male given name from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

zĕk'ə-rīʹə /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Zechariah.wav

Word forms

Zechariah Zachariah Zacharias Zecharia Zakariah

Etymology

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

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