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One of the Minor Prophets
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zechariah
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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 men ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, Biblical 11th of the Twelve Prophets; see Zachariah .
Usage examples of zechariah.
When Zechariah and Judah had driven up in the landcars a short while ago, they had gone wild, loudly praising the Lord like charismatics, dancing like savages, wild with happiness, wild with anticipation of news from the outside world, wild with joy that the party had made the trip and survived, and wild with the hope that some remnants of civilization and their old lives--the landcars--had survived.
When everyone except the watchers was present, Zechariah Brattle called for order.
But Zechariah Brattle also knew he would not object to having Charles as his son-in-law.
As the premassacre and present mayor of New Salem, and by default the leader of what remained of the City of God sect, Zechariah Brattle possessed all the authority of both a clergyman and a notary.
He regarded his guests, the man called Bass and this Zechariah Brattle, formerly mayor of New Salem.
At the agreed-upon time and place, Gunnery Sergeant Bass, Major Devi, along with Zechariah Brattle and the people who accompanied them from New Salem, boarded a military vehicle and picked up Uma Devi.
He had discussed the need for signs and countersigns at night with Zechariah but apparently he hadn't been very clear.
It appears that Zechariah swiped Isaiah's metaphor about a fresh branch coming forth from the withered Davidic line, although later it appears that he's naming Zerubbabel as the Messiah.
But even the reprobate Jews hold Malachi, Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra as the last received into canonical authority.