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  • proper noun biblical A king of Israel (2 Kings 15:8, etc)
  • proper noun A male given name, variant of Zachary and Zechariah.

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Examples

  • A verse in Zachariah (Ch. 14) described two instances of earthquakes, one of which split apart the Mount of Olives.

    Middle East Long Overdue for Massive Earthquake | Impact Lab 2007

  • (2Ki 15: 12), in Zachariah, Jeroboam's son, the fourth and last from

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • John relates them as fulfilling Jewish Scriptural passages namely Zachariah which refers to "being pierced" and Exodus which according to John, says "not a bone of him shall be broken".

    Israpundit 2009

  • At which point, the boss stands up, and, tapping Dean on the forehead, turns into an angel of the Lord, namely Zachariah, who is also the Soap Angel’s boss.

    Supernatural: It’s a Terrible Life - Pink Raygun.com 2009

  • Misha Collins as Castiel, Katherine Boecher as Lilith, Kurt Fuller as 'Zachariah' and Rob Benedict as 'Chuck.' the episode was written and directed by DVD REVIEW: Death Note - Editing an Epic Series into Two Movies Isn't Easy!

    EclipseMagazine 2009

  • Misha Collins as Castiel, Katherine Boecher as Lilith, Kurt Fuller as 'Zachariah' and Rob Benedict as 'Chuck.' the episode was written and directed by DVD REVIEW: Death Note - Editing an Epic Series into Two Movies Isn't Easy!

    EclipseMagazine 2009

  • The prophets sent to them, such as Zachariah and Isaiah, were murdered by the Jews ...”

    The Future of Secularism in Turkey 2007

  • I mean, Zachariah tends to be the dramatic one, embellishing our daily life with Shakespearean enthusiasm.

    Camo Girl Kekla magoon 2011

  • Books editor Zachariah Wells displays clever back and forehand technique in his lead review ‘Nailing down the Hard Parts, The Challenge of First Books’ by simultaneously praising the ‘remarkable’ debuts of an extensive (if not, as he claims, exhaustive) list of (sixteen) Canadian poets whose poems though ‘outstandingly authentic’ will nonetheless mostly, if not all, ‘be forgotten.’

    2009 March 20 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2009

  • Another lawyer (Zachariah Jameson-Smythe) seeing the advertisement realized that the idea was good, it had just been advertised in the wrong place.

    Think Progress » Disgraced Hospital Executive Rick Scott Launches Bid For Gov, Directs Contributions To His Investment Firm 2010

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