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ZECHARIAH

• ZECHARIAH (noun)
The noun ZECHARIAH has 2 senses:

1. a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
2. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity

Familiarity information: ZECHARIAH used as a noun is rare.

• ZECHARIAH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Zacharias; Zechariah

Instance hypernyms:

prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Book of Zachariah; Zacharias; Zechariah

Instance hypernyms:

book (a major division of a long written composition)

Holonyms ("Zechariah" is a part of...):

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)

"Two heads are better than one."
(English proverb)
"Talk of the devil - and the devil appears."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"Opinion comes before the bravery of the braves."
(Arabic proverb)
"Comparing apples and pears."
(Dutch proverb)

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