Zechariah

American  

[zek-uh-rahy-uh] / ˌzɛk əˈraɪ ə /

noun

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

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

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Zechariah British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Zechariah

From Late Latin Zaccharias, from Greek Zacharías, from Hebrew Zəkharyāh “God has remembered”; cf. 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.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

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.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

At that point, Asesinato featured the brute drumming of Zechariah Ghosttribe, Peña’s then-roommate and Doroheng’s then-co-worker, and it would later include Charlie Flack on bass.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

Forty-eight-year-old Joel Beavins, 42-year-old Aaron Blackford and 27-year-old Zechariah Bennett remain in critical condition at a Michigan hospital.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2019

The circumstances alluded to in Zechariah are unknown.

From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel