Zechariah

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌzɛkəˈraɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zek′ə rī′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Zech•a•ri•ah  (zek′ə rī′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblea Minor Prophet of the 6th centuryb.c.
  2. Biblea book of the Bible bearing his name.
Abbr.: Zech.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Zechariah / ˌzɛkəˈraɪə/
  1. a Hebrew prophet of the late 6th century bc
  2. 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
    Douay spelling: Zacharias
  3. a variant spelling of Zachariah
    See Zacharias
'Zechariah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Minor Prophets - Prophets - Zacharias - Zech.

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