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The Name Zacchaeus - Origin and Meaning of Zacchaeus


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Zacchaeus

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Zacchaeus

Biblical

Meaning of the Name Zacchaeus

The name Zacchaeus comes from Zakchaios, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Zakai meaning "pure". In the New Testament Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector of Jericho.

Famous Bearers

A bearer of the name is Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem (died 116), the fourth Bishop of Jerusalem.

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