Zechariahזכריה
In the Bible
The prophet Zechariah (זכריה) — first attested in 2 Ki 14:29 (18 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יָֽרׇבְעָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ זְכַרְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ <span class="mam-spi-pe">{פ}</span><br>
Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah succeeded him as king.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Zechariah (זכריה) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ז | 7 | 7 |
| ך | 20 | 2 |
| ר | 200 | 2 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 242 | 8 |
Stellar letters
The 5-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Zechariah appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Zechariah was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
Facts
| Died | c. 6th century BCE |
| Occupation | Prophet |
| Known for | Author of the Book of Zechariah |
| Father | Berechiah (likely) |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Prophet | The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo. |
| Liturgical commemoration | On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is 8 February. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Zechariah, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| The Branch; he builds the temple and bears royal majesty | Zech 3:8; 6:12 |
| Two olive trees — the two Anointed Ones who stand by the Lord | Zech 4:14 |
| Your king comes to you, lowly and riding on a donkey | Zech 9:9 |
| They look on me, the one they pierced; mourn as for an only son | Zech 12:10 |
| Day of YHWH: his feet stand on the Mount of Olives; living waters flow from Jerusalem | Zech 14:4,8 |