What does זְכַרְיָה (zĕkarĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
זְכַרְיָה (zĕkarĕyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Zecarjah , the name of twenty-nine Israelites".
Hebrew · H2148
זְכַרְיָה
Zecarjah , the name of twenty-nine Israelites
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זְכַרְיָה H2148
Pronunciation zĕkarĕyāh
What does זְכַרְיָה (zĕkarĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
זְכַרְיָה (zĕkarĕyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Zecarjah , the name of twenty-nine Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2148?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Zechariah (28), of Zechariah (9), and Zechariah (5), and also Zechariah (1).
Where does זְכַרְיָה (zĕkarĕyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 14:29. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (12), 2 Chronicles (9), Nehemiah (7), Ezra (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Zechariah 28× 2 Kings 14:29, 2 Kings 15:8, 1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 9:21
of Zechariah 9× 2 Kings 15:11, 2 Kings 18:2, 1 Chronicles 27:21, 2 Chronicles 20:14
and Zechariah 5× 1 Chronicles 26:11, 2 Chronicles 34:12, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 6:14
and also Zechariah 1× Nehemiah 12:35
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2 Kings 14:29 זְכַרְיָ֥ה to Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 15:8 זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ to Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 15:11 זְכַרְיָ֑ה to of Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 18:2 זְכַרְיָֽה׃ to of Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 5:7 וּזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃ to Zechariah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 9:21 זְכַרְיָה֙ to Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 9:37 וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה to Zechariah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 15:18 זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ to Zechariah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 15:20 וּזְכַרְיָ֨ה to Zechariah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 15:24 וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּ to Zechariah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 14:29
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 7
2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 12 2 Chronicles 9 Ezra 6 Nehemiah 7 Isaiah 1 Zechariah 4
Source forms
זְכַרְיָה֙ 5x zə·ḵar·yāh 1 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Ezra 10:26, Zechariah 1:1
זְכַרְיָ֖ה 4x zə·ḵar·yāh Ezra 8:11, Nehemiah 11:5, Nehemiah 12:16, Zechariah 7:8
זְכַרְיָ֥ה 3x zə·ḵar·yāh 2 Kings 14:29, Nehemiah 8:4, Nehemiah 12:41
זְכַרְיָ֑ה 3x zə·ḵar·yāh 2 Kings 15:11, 1 Chronicles 16:5, Ezra 8:3
זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ 3x zə·ḵar·yā·hū 1 Chronicles 26:11, 2 Chronicles 29:13, Isaiah 8:2
וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה 2x ū·zə·ḵar·yāh 1 Chronicles 9:37, Ezra 6:14
זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ 2x zə·ḵar·yā·hū 1 Chronicles 15:18, 2 Chronicles 20:14
זְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃ 2x zə·ḵar·yā·hū 1 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 29:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 31x 2 Kings 14:29, 2 Kings 15:8, 2 Kings 15:11, 2 Kings 18:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 10x 1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 9:37, 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 17:7, Ezra 8:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Zecarjah , the name of twenty-nine Israelites
Source Gloss
Zecarjah , the name of twenty-nine Israelites
Extended definition
Zachariah, Zechariah.
Word Origins
זְכַרְיָה is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain