Zechariah — Zachary, Zachariah, St. Zacharias and various other spellings of the name redirect here.Zechariah (or its many variant forms and spellings) may refer to:People*main|Zechariah (given name) *main|Zacharias (surname);Prophets, saints and popes… … Wikipedia
Zechariah (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Zechariah imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Male meaning = God has remembered region = origin = Hebrew related names = Zachary, Zacharias, Zack, etc. footnotes = The male given name Zechariah is derived … Wikipedia
Zechariah (biblical) — The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning The Lord has remembered. It has been translated into English in many variant forms and spellings, including Zachariah, Zacharias and Zachary. It was the name of various… … Wikipedia
ZECHARIAH — ZECHARIAH, the eleventh book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. While the book is attributed to one prophet, in style and content it is clearly separated into two parts: (1) Chapters 1–8 are written with the return from Babylonian Exile as background … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZECHARIAH AL-ḌĀHIRI — (1519?–1589?), author in yemen . A well known scholar and dayyan, Zechariah was well versed in Hebrew and Arabic literature and in philosophy. He traveled widely, journeying to Ereẓ Israel in 1567 and becoming acquainted with scholars there.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZECHARIAH — (Heb. זְכַרְיָה; YHWH has remembered ; end of ninth century B.C.E.), the priest, son of Jehoiada. According to II Chronicles 24:20–22, Zechariah admonished the people in the courtyard of the Temple. They plotted against him and stoned him at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZECHARIAH — ZECHARIAH, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah succeeded to the throne after his father s death in 743 B.C.E. He was assassinated six months later by shallum of Jabesh, who seized the throne for about one month (II Kings 15:8–13). It is … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Zechariah (priest) — ). Citing their advanced age, Zechariah asked with disbelief for a sign whereby he would know the truth of this prophecy. In reply, the angel identified himself as the Archangel Gabriel, sent especially by God to make this announcement, and added … Wikipedia
Zechariah, Book of — ▪ Old Testament also spelled Zacharias, the 11th of 12 Old Testament books that bear the names of the Minor Prophets, collected in the Jewish canon in one book, The Twelve. Only chapters 1–8 contain the prophecies of Zechariah; chapters… … Universalium
Zechariah — /zek euh ruy euh/, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 6th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Zech. * * * flourished 6th century BC One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Hebrew scriptures, whose prophecies are recorded in the… … Universalium
