Zakariya

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zechariah, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

Proper noun

Zakariya

  1. Zechariah
    1. (biblical) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
    3. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
    5. (biblical) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
    6. (biblical) A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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