Zechariah
[ zek-uh-rahy-uh ]
/ ˌzɛk əˈraɪ ə /
noun
a Minor Prophet of the 6th century b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Zech, Zc
British Dictionary definitions for zechariah
Zechariah
/ (ˌzɛkəˈraɪə) /
noun
Old Testament
- a Hebrew prophet of the late 6th century bc
- 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 centreDouay spelling: Zacharias
a variant spelling of Zachariah
See Zacharias