Bible Dictionary
Zaccai
Zaccai was the ancestor of a family whose members returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The name is associated with Zabbai and means “pure” in the traditional rendering.
Definition
Zaccai, meaning “pure,” was the ancestor of a family whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. The name is also associated with Zabbai.
Biblical Usage
The sons of Zaccai are recorded among those who returned with Zerubbabel, numbering 760.
Historical Background
Zaccai is connected with the postexilic return from Babylon, before 536 B.C.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pure, one whose “sons” returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:9; Neh. 7:14). (See ZABBAI.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(pure). The sons of Zaccai to the number of 760, returned with Zerrubbabel. (Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14) (B.C. before 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>zak'-a-i, zak'-i.</p><p>See ZABBAI, (2).</p>