Zechariah (redirected from Zakary)

Zech·a·ri·ah ¹  (zk-r)

A Hebrew prophet of the sixth century b.c.

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[Hebrew Zkaryh, Yahweh has remembered : zkar, zkar, he remembered + yh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

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Zech·a·ri·ah ²  (zk-r)

See Zacharias.

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Zech·a·ri·ah ³  (zk-r)

n. Abbr. Zech. or Zc

See Table at Bible.

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[After Zechariah.]

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Zechariah [ˌzɛkəˈraɪə]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament

a.  a Hebrew prophet of the late 6th century bc

b.  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

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a variant spelling of Zachariah See Zacharias

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Zechariah - a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC Zacharias
	2.	Zechariah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity Book of Zachariah, Zacharias Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures