Zechariah most often refers to: *

Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) Zechariah ''Zakariya or ''Zakkariya''; el, Ζαχαρίας ''Zakharias''; la, Zacharias. was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Prophet T ...

, author of the

Book of Zechariah The Book of Zechariah, attributed to the Hebrew prophet Zechariah, is included in the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Historical context Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great and were contempora ...

Zechariah (New Testament figure) Zechariah ( he, זְכַרְיָה ''Zəḵaryāh'', "remember Yah"; el, Ζαχαρίας; Zacharias in KJV; Zachary in the Douay–Rheims Bible; Zakariyya ( ar, زكـريـا, Zakariyyā) in Islamic tradition) is a figure in the New Testam ...

, father of John the Baptist Zechariah or its many variant forms and spellings may also refer to:

Bible

Zechariah of Israel Zechariah ( he, זְכַרְיָה ''Zəḵaryāh'', meaning "remembered by Yah"; also ''Zachariah'', ''Zacharias''; la, Zacharias) was the fourteenth king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah became ...

, king of Israel for 6 months c. 752 BCE *

Zechariah ben Jehoiada Zechariah ben Jehoiada ''Zəḵaryā ben-Yǝhōyāḏāʿ''; ar, زكريّا بن يهوياداع ''Zakariya bin Yehuyada'') is a figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a priest who was stoned to death by Jehoash of Judah and may possibly h ...

, a priest

People

Zechariah (given name) Zechariah, with many variant forms and spellings such as Zachariah and Zacharias, is a theophoric masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God remembers". It comes from the Hebrew word '' zakar'', meaning to remember, and ''yah'', one of th ...

, a given name (with list of people and fictional characters with the name); includes all the variants (Zacharias, Zecharias, Zechariah, etc.) *

Zacharias (surname) The surname Zacharias and various related forms are derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah. Notable people with this surname or its variants include: Medieval period * Bartolomeo Zaccaria (d. 1334), Margrave of Bodonitsa *Benedetto I Zac ...

and various related forms (with list of people with the name) *

Zachary Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several Biblical characters. People *Pope Zachary (679–752), Pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 * Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr a ...

, a given name (and list of people with the name) * Zakariya (name), list of people with Arabic variants of this name; includes all the variants (Zakariyya, Zakaria, Zekaria)

Places

Saint-Zacharie, Quebec Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,684 as of 2021. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the tow ...

, a municipality in Canada * Zacharia, Kentucky *

Zachariah, Kentucky Zachariah is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borde ...

* Zacarias, São Paulo, a municipality in Brazil *

Zacharia, Democratic Republic of the Congo Zacharias is a small town in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located just to the south of Mbunia Mbunia is a small town in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the ...

, a town *

Zekharia Zekharia ( he, זְכַרְיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . Geography Zekharia is located off the road between Beit G ...

, a moshav in Israel *

Az-Zakariyya Az-Zakariyya or Zakaria ( ar, زكرية) was a Palestinian Arab village 25 km northwest of the city Hebron (al-Khalil) in the Hebron Subdistrict, and about north-northwest of Bayt Jibrin, which was depopulated after the end of the 1948 ...

, a depopulated Palestinian village in the Hebron sub district *

Khirbat Zakariyya Khirbat Zakariyya ( ar, خربة زكريا) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948, under the second stage of Operation Dani. It was loca ...

, a depopulated Palestinian village in the Ramle sub district *

Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah (variants: Beit Iskâria, Khirbet Zakariah, Beit Skâria) is a small Palestinian village in the West Bank, perched on a hill that rises about above sea level. It is located in between the larger Israeli settlements of Al ...

, a village in the Bethlehem Governorate, Palestine *

Tell Zakariya Azekah ( he, עֲזֵקָה, ''ʿazēqā'') was an ancient town in the Shfela ("lowlands of Judea") guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah, about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Hebron. The current '' tell'' (ruin) by that name, a ...

, old name of ruin that is now called "Azekah"

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* ''Zachariah'' (film), a 1971 film starring John Rubinstein and Don Johnson *

Zacharias and Co. Zacharias and Co. (colloquially known as "Zac's") was a waterproof clothing manufacturing firm and retailer based at 26–27 Cornmarket Street Oxford, England. Abraham Zacharias was a silversmith, jeweller, and watchmaker/clockmaker at 2 Cornmarke ...

, a former waterproof clothing manufacturing firm and retailer based in Oxford, England *''

Z for Zachariah ''Z for Zachariah'' is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien that was published posthumously in 1974. The name Robert C. O'Brien was the pen name used by Robert Leslie Conly. After the author's death in March 1973, his ...

'', 1974 American science fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien **

Z for Zachariah (Play for Today) ''Z for Zachariah'' is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien that was published posthumously in 1974. The name Robert C. O'Brien was the pen name used by Robert Leslie Conly. After the author's death in March 1973, his ...

, 1984 BBC television adaptation ** ''Z for Zachariah'' (film), 2015 film adaptation *

Sdot Micha Airbase Sdot Micha Airbase (in Hebrew: ) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 1 ...

or Zekharia Airbase, an airbase near Zekharia

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