Zechariah

[zek-uh-rahy-uh]

noun

1. a Minor Prophet of the 6th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Zech., Zc.

Zechariah

/ ˌzɛkəˈraɪə /

noun

1. Old Testament

   1. a Hebrew prophet of the late 6th century _bc

   2. Douay spelling: Zacharias. the book containing his oracles, which are chiefly concerned with the renewal of Israel after the exile as a national, religious, and messianic community with the restored Temple and rebuilt Jerusalem as its centre

2. a variant spelling of Zachariah See Zacharias

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zechariah¹

From Late Latin Zaccharias, from Greek Zacharías, from Hebrew Zəkharyāh “God has remembered”; Zachariah ( def. )

Example Sentences

Even after this turn of events, Michelangelo agreed to work with him again on a new commission, the Sistine Chapel, where he painted the pope’s face on a portrait of the prophet Zechariah.

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When Zechariah had checked the faces of the family and they had been moved into storage, he walked to the edge of the area where the bodies were being processed and wept.

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"The most notable difference is that in Zechariah 8:16 instead of the word 'gates' — which appears in all other versions — one of the fragments has the word 'streets.'"

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Israel’s Antiquities Authorities said the pieces of parchment feature lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum that have been radiocarbon dated to the 2nd century A.D.

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The newly found remnants contain verses from the books of Zechariah and Nahum, which form part of writings known as the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

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