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
  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 centreDouay spelling: Zacharias
a variant spelling of Zachariah See Zacharias