Lexical Definition

‎זַכַּי‎ Zakkay (zak-kah'-ee) Zaccai ^N:N-M-P
from ‎זָכַךְ‎; pure

Zaccai.

• § Zaccai = "pure"
• Zakkai, an Israelite

1) the head of a family of 760 exiles returning with Zerubbabel

See Greek: Ζακχαῖος

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.9

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of returning exiles

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Zaccai was the ancestor of a family that returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.9;
• only referred to as Zaccai זַכַּי.

Zaccai is mentioned in the lists of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. In the accounts found in both Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Zaccai are enumerated among the families who made the journey back to their homeland. The Ezra account records 760 members of Zaccai's family, while Nehemiah's list mentions 760. These numbers suggest that the family of Zaccai was a significant group among the returning exiles who helped rebuild Jerusalem and restore Jewish community life in the post-exilic period.

All entries for Zaccai: זַכַּי