Strong H2148H2148Bזְכַרְיָהוּ

Zechariah

Transliteration: zekaryâh zekaryâhû
Pronunciation: {zek-ar-yaw'} zek-ar-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1;
son of: Berechiah (H1296L)
Aramaic of ze.khar.yah (זְכַרְיָה "Zechariah" H2148v)

Meaning of the name

Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers"

General definition

From H2142 and H3050; Jah has remembered;
{Zecarjah} the name of twenty nine Israelites: - {Zachariah} Zechariah.

In the biblical story

Zechariah

Post-exilic prophet who wrote the book of Zechariah

Zechariah, a post-exilic prophet and priest who wrote the book bearing his name (Zec.1.1,7; 7.1,8; Ezr.5.1; 6.14).

In the Bible

Strong H2148B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Ezra 5:1
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
Ezra 6:14
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

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