Zechariah
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Etymology
From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zechariah
- (biblical) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Zech.
- (biblical) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
- (biblical) A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist.
- A male given name from Hebrew
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Translations
king of Israel
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book of the Bible
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Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah
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father of John the Baptist
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