Zechariah

(zek′ə rīə)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible
    1. a Hebrew prophet of the 6th cent. who urged rebuilding the Temple
    2. the book of his prophecies: abbrev. Zech or Zec

See Zechariah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A Hebrew prophet of the sixth century B.C.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew Zəkaryāh, Yahweh has remembered

Origin: : zākar, zəkar, he remembered

Origin: + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots

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noun Abbr. Zech. or Zc
See Table at Bible.

Origin:

Origin: After Zechariah

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