Zechariah

noun

Zech·a·ri·ah ˌze-kə-ˈrī-ə

1

: a Hebrew prophet of the sixth century b.c.

2

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table

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Hebrew Zĕkharyāh

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Zechariah

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Zech·a·ri·ah ˌzek-ə-ˈrī-ə

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible

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