Sakaliya
Yao (Africa)
Alternative forms
- Sakalia
Etymology
Derived from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).
Proper noun
Sakaliya
- Zechariah
- (biblical) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Synonym: Buku ja Sakaliya
- (biblical) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
- (biblical) A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist.
References
- Bible Society of Malawi, Buku Jeswela, 2014