Zacchaeus

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Zacchaeus

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From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay), literally "pure, innocent", which came from זכה (zacha, “be clean, pure”).

proper noun Zacchæus · Zaccheus

rare A male given name from Hebrew. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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@misc{zacchaeus_2026,
  title = {Zacchaeus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zacchaeus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}