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zacchaeus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
za-c-cha-eus
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay), literally "pure, innocent", which came from זכה (zacha, “be clean, pure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ζακχαῖος, זכי

Inflected Forms

Zacchæus (alternative) Zaccheus (alternative)

Questions

What does zacchaeus mean?
A male given name from Hebrew.
Where does zacchaeus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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