וְ/לִ/זְכַרְיָ֔ה
𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄
Zekhareyah
and to 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.
2 Chronicles 17:7 · Word #9
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/R/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 to Zechariah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2148-03
and to Yahweh-remembers
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine personal name זְכַרְיָה with prefixed conjunction וְ ('and') and preposition לְ ('to'). |
| Rendering Rationale | The base name זְכַרְיָה means 'Yahweh remembers/has remembered,' from זכר plus the theophoric יָהּ. The prefixed conjunction וְ ('and') and preposition לִ ('to/for') are preserved, yielding 'and to Yahweh-remembers' as a root-faithful rendering. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Zekhareyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: and Yahweh has remembered |
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