Zechariah

Alternative forms

• Zachariah
• Zacharias

Origin

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, "Yahweh has remembered")

Proper noun

1. (biblical character) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
2. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
3. (biblical character) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
4. (biblical character) A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist.
5. , rarely used in this form.

Related terms

• Zech.