zecharya · Zechariah

What it means

zecharya (זְכַרְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Zechariah”.

A name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×4
• 1 Chronicles×12
• 2 Chronicles×9
• Ezra×6
• Nehemiah×7
• Isaiah×1
• Zechariah×4

• 2 Kings 14:29

  Jeroboam lay down with his fathers, with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 15:8

  In year thirty-eight of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months.

• 2 Kings 15:11

  The rest of the acts of Zechariah, there they are, written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

• 2 Kings 18:2

  He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi daughter of Zechariah.

• 1 Chronicles 5:7

  And his brothers, by their families, in the genealogical record according to their generations: the head, Jeiel; and Zechariah,

• 1 Chronicles 9:21

  Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.

• 1 Chronicles 9:37

  Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

• 1 Chronicles 15:18

  and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

• 1 Chronicles 15:20

  and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with harps on Alamoth;

• 1 Chronicles 15:24

  And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing the trumpets before the ark of Elohim; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.

• 1 Chronicles 16:5

  Asaph the head, and his second, Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps and with lyres; and Asaph with the cymbals, making himself heard;

• 1 Chronicles 24:25

  The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

• 1 Chronicles 26:2

  Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

• 1 Chronicles 26:11

  Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brothers of Hosah, thirteen.

• 1 Chronicles 26:14

  The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. For Zechariah his son, a counselor with discretion, they cast lots, and his lot came out for the north.

• 1 Chronicles 27:21

  for the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;

• 2 Chronicles 17:7

  In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

• 2 Chronicles 20:14

  Then upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, the spirit of YHWH came in the midst of the assembly,

• 2 Chronicles 21:2

  He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

• 2 Chronicles 24:20

  The spirit of Elohim clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus says Elohim: ‘Why are you transgressing the commandments of YHWH? You will not prosper; because you have abandoned YHWH, he has abandoned you.’”

• 2 Chronicles 26:5

  He set himself to seek Elohim in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of Elohim; and in the days that he sought YHWH, Elohim made him prosper.

• 2 Chronicles 29:1

  Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

• 2 Chronicles 29:13

  and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

• 2 Chronicles 34:12

  The men were working with faithfulness in the work. Over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to direct; and the Levites, all who understood instruments of song,

• 2 Chronicles 35:8

  And his officials contributed as a freewill offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the leaders of the house of Elohim, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred flock animals and three hundred cattle.

• Ezra 5:1

  And Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the Elah of Israel, who was over them.

• Ezra 6:14

  And the elders of the Jews were building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo; and they built and finished by the order of the Elah of Israel and by the order of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

• Ezra 8:3

  of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy one hundred fifty males;

• Ezra 8:11

  and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;

• Ezra 8:16

  And I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, discerning men;

• Ezra 10:26

  And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

• Nehemiah 8:4

  And Ezra the scribe stood on a tower of wood that they had made for this; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, at his right; and at his left Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam.

• Nehemiah 11:4

  And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

• Nehemiah 11:5

  and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

• Nehemiah 11:12

  and their brothers who did the work of the house: eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,

• Nehemiah 12:16

  of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

• Nehemiah 12:35

  and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

• Nehemiah 12:41

  and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

• Isaiah 8:2

  And I will call for myself faithful witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.

• Zechariah 1:1

  In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came to Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

And 3 more times.