2140. Zakkay
Strong's Lexicon
Zakkay: Zaccai

Original Word: זַכַּי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Zakkay
Pronunciation: zak-KAI
Phonetic Spelling: (zak-kah'-ee)
Definition: Zaccai
Meaning: Zakkai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root זָכָה (zakah), meaning "to be pure" or "to be clean."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 2195: Ζακχαῖος (Zakkaios) - This Greek name, found in the New Testament, is related to the Hebrew Zakkay and is famously associated with Zacchaeus, the tax collector who encountered Jesus in Luke 19.

Usage: The name Zakkay, or Zaccai, means "pure" or "innocent." It is used as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to individuals within the post-exilic community of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Zakkay appears in the context of the Jewish return from Babylonian exile. During this period, names often reflected the spiritual aspirations and renewed identity of the Jewish people as they sought to reestablish their covenant relationship with God. The emphasis on purity and innocence in the name Zakkay aligns with the broader themes of repentance and restoration that characterized this era.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from zakak
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Zaccai (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זַכַּי proper name, masculine head of family of returned exiles, זַכָּ֔י Ezra 2:9 (ᵐ5 Ζακχου, ᵐ5L Ζακχαιου) = Nehemiah 7:14 (ᵐ5 Ζαθου, A Ζακχουρ, ᵐ5L Ζακχαιου); perhaps = זַכַּי Nehemiah 3:20 Qr (Kt זַבַּי q. v.; ᵐ5 Ζαβ(ρ)ου, ᵐ5L Ραββαι). **Nestle (privately) suggests that this might be abbreviated from זכריה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zaccai

From zakak; pure; Zakkai, an Israelite -- Zaccai.

see HEBREW zakak

Forms and Transliterations
זַכָּ֔י זכי zak·kāy zakKai zakkāy
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:9
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י זַכָּ֔י שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the sons of Zaccai, 760;
KJV: The children of Zaccai, seven hundred
INT: the children of Zaccai seven hundred

Nehemiah 7:14
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י זַכָּ֔י שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the sons of Zaccai, 760;
KJV: The children of Zaccai, seven hundred
INT: the children of Zaccai seven hundred

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2140
2 Occurrences


zak·kāy — 2 Occ.















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