Zechariah Definition

zĕkə-rīə
noun
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
A Hebrew prophet of the 6th cent. b.c. who urged rebuilding the Temple.
Webster's New World
The book of his prophecies.
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Origin of Zechariah

  • Hebrew Zəkaryāh Yahweh has remembered zākar, zəkar he remembered yāh Yahweh hwy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Zechariah Sentence Examples

  • But Wellhausen 1 is probably right in taking the word as a contraction for Hagariah ("Yahweh hath girded"), just as Zaccai (Zacchaeus) is known to be a contraction of Zechariah.

  • In the book of Zechariah Zerubbabel has already fallen into the background and the high priest is the leading figure of the Judean community.

  • It was therefore natural that Haggai and Zechariah should urge the speedy building of the temple, in order that the great king might be fittingly received.

  • The climax of iniquity was the murder of Jehoiada's son Zechariah.

  • Zechariah was slain after six months by Shallum ben Jabesh in Ibleam; but the usurper fell a month later to Menahem, who only after much bloodshed established his posi tion.

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