וּ/זְכַרְיָֽהוּ
𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅
Zekhareyah
and Zechariah
Personal name meaning 'Yahweh has remembered' or 'Yahweh remembers.' Used as the name of multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including priests, prophets, and leaders. The semantic range encompasses its function as a personal name, with the underlying sense of divine remembrance or active consideration. In the Hebrew Bible, the name occurs for at least 29 individuals, notably a prophet and several priestly figures.
1 Chronicles 5:7 · Word #7
Lexicon H2148
| Lemma | זְכַרְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Zekhareyah |
| Strong's | H2148 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'Yahweh has remembered' or 'Yahweh remembers.' Used as the name of multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including priests, prophets, and leaders. The semantic range encompasses its function as a personal name, with the underlying sense of divine remembrance or active consideration. In the Hebrew Bible, the name occurs for at least 29 individuals, notably a prophet and several priestly figures. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Zechariah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2148-02
and Yahweh-has-remembered
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine personal name (Np) זְכַרְיָהוּ with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of זכר ("to remember") and the theophoric element יהו (Yahweh), yielding "Yahweh has remembered" or "Yahweh remembers." The prefixed וּ is the conjunction "and," which must be preserved in this specific form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Zekhareyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: and Yahweh has remembered |
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