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English
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”).
Proper noun
Zacchaeus
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Luke 19:8:And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
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