The meaning of Zachariah in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
zak-a-ri'-a (Zacharias; the King James Version, Zacharias):
(1) The son of Barachiah, who, Jesus says, was slain between the temple and the altar (Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51). The allusion seems to be to the murder of Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada (II Chronicles 24:20 ff.). In this case "Barachiah" would seem to be a gloss which has crept into the text through confusion with the name of the father of the prophet Zechariah, BERECHIAH (which see).
(2) See ZECHARIAH.
See more on the meaning of Zachariah in the Bible:
Zachariah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Zachariah {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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