Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zechariah

/ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
zechari-ah
IPA
/ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.

name

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

name

A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”). Doublet of Zach, Zachary, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zakariya, and Jakariya.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: זְכַרְיָה

Inflected Forms

Zech. (alternative) Zecharia (alternative)

Synonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce zechariah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/.
What does zechariah mean?
A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
Where does zechariah come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce zechariah

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