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Zechariah

Zechariah

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

Zechariah

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

Related terms

Zech.

Translations

king of Israel

Armenian: Զաքարիա ‎(Zakʿaria)
Czech: Zachariáš
Danish: Zekarja
Dutch: Zecharja (nl) m
Finnish: Sakarja
French: Zacharie (fr)
German: Secharja (de), Sacharja (de)
Greek:
Ancient: Ζαχαρίας ‎(Zakharías)
Ido: Zakarias (io) m
Italian: Zaccaria (it)
Kazakh: Зәкәрия ‎(Zäkärïya)

Latin: Zacharias (la)
Latvian: Caharija (lv) m
Malay: Zakaria
Maori: Hakaraia
Norwegian: Sakarja, Sakarias (no)
Polish: Zachariasz (pl) m
Portuguese: Zacarias (pt) m
Russian: Заха́рия ‎(Zaxárija)
Slovak: Zachariáš m
Spanish: Zacarías (es)
Swedish: Sakarja
Tagalog: Zacarias (tl) m

book of the Bible

Czech: Zachariáš m
Danish: Zakarias
Dutch: Zecharja (nl) m
Finnish: Sakarja
French: Zacharie (fr)
German: Sacharja (de), Secharja (de)
Ido: Zakarias (io) m
Italian: Zaccaria (it)
Japanese: ゼカリヤ書 ‎(Zekaria sho)
Latin: Zacharias (la)
Latvian: Caharija (lv) m
Malay: Zakharia

Maltese: Ktieb Żakkarija
Maori: Hakaraia
Norwegian: Sakarja, Sakarias (no)
Persian: زکریا (fa) ‎(Zakariyâ)
Polish: Księga Zachariasza f
Portuguese: Zacarias (pt) m
Slovak: Zachariáš m
Slovene: Zaharija
Spanish: Zacarías (es) m
Swedish: Sakarja
Tagalog: Zacarias (tl) m
Vietnamese: Dacaria, Zacaria

Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah

Armenian: Զաքարիա ‎(Zakʿaria)
Czech: Zachariáš
Danish: Zakarias
Dutch: Zecharja (nl) m
French: Zacharie (fr)
German: Secharja (de), Sacharja (de)
Greek:
Ancient: Ζαχαρίας ‎(Zakharías)
Hungarian: Zakariás (hu)
Ido: Zakarias (io) m
Italian: Zaccaria (it)
Kazakh: Зәкәрия ‎(Zäkärïya)

Latin: Zāchariās (la)
Latvian: Caharija (lv) m
Norwegian: Sakarias (no), Sakarja
Persian: زکریا (fa) ‎(Zakariyâ)
Polish: Zachariasz (pl) m
Portuguese: Zacarias (pt)
Russian: Заха́рия ‎(Zaxárija)
Slovak: Zachariáš m
Spanish: Zacarías (es)
Swedish: Sakarja
Tagalog: Zacarias (tl) m
Vietnamese: Dacaria, Zacaria

father of John the Baptist

Armenian: Զաքարիա ‎(Zakʿaria)
Czech: Zachariáš
Danish: Zakarias
Dutch: Zacharias (nl)
Finnish: Sakarias
French: Zacharie (fr)
German: Zacharias (de), Secharja (de)
Greek:
Ancient: Ζαχαρίας ‎(Zakharías)
Hawaiian: Zakaria
Hungarian: Zakariás (hu)
Ido: Zakarias (io) m
Italian: Zaccaria (it)

Latin: Zāchariās (la)
Latvian: Caharija (lv) m
Ngazidja Comorian: Zakariya
Norwegian: Sakarja, Sakarias (no)
Persian: زکریا (fa) ‎(Zakariyâ)
Polish: Zachariasz (pl) m
Portuguese: Zacarias (pt) m
Russian: Заха́рия ‎(Zaxárija)
Slovak: Zachariáš m
Spanish: Zacarías (es)
Swahili: Zakariya
Swedish: Sakarias
Tagalog: Zacarias (tl) m

See also

Zachary, Zachariah, Zacharias