Zerachiah
/zɛˈræk.aɪ.ə/noun
A biblical Hebrew masculine personal name, also spelled Zerahiah or Zerachyahu.
Did you know?In the Book of Ezra, Zerahiah is listed in the priestly ancestry leading to Ezra, preserving the name within a sacred lineage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ṣ-r-ḥ
“To shine, rise, or break forth with light”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
זְרַחְיָה (Zəraḥyāh)
“A personal name combining zāraḥ, “shone” or “rose,” with Yāh, a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh”
Second Temple period
Aramaic/Hebrew
Zəraḥyāh
“A Hebrew theophoric name used in Jewish religious and genealogical traditions”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ζαραΐας (Zaraias)
“A Greek-script rendering of the Hebrew name in biblical translation traditions”
Medieval to Modern English
English
Zerachiah / Zerahiah
“A transliterated biblical proper name”