How to Pronounce Zechariah
zeh-kuh-RAI-uh
Zechariah is pronounced zeh-kuh-RAI-uh (ˌzɛkəˈraɪə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: Zeh-kah-RIGH-uh, ZEK-uh-RYE-uh.
What does Zechariah mean?
Zechariah means “same as Zachariah”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Zechariah?
Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as “the son of Berechiah.” In Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 he is called “the son of Iddo,” who was properly his grandfather. His prophetical career began in the second year of Darius (B.C. 520), about sixteen years after the return of the first company from exile. He was contemporary with Haggai (Ezra 5:1). His book consists of two distinct parts, (1) chapters 1 to 8, inclusive, and (2) 9 to the end.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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