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    Zachariah

    zak-ah-RY-ah

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    The LORD remembers; God has remembered
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Zachariah appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Psalms — Wisdom and worship
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.037% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Zachariah is remembered by God — covenant eternal, prayers heard, a thousand generations kept, the name that proves God forgets no promise.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 105:8

      "He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations."

    • Luke 1:13

      "But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John."

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