A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1;
son of: Berechiah (H1296L)
Also named: ze.khar.yah (זְכַרְיָהוּ "Zechariah" H2148B)
§ Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers"
11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel