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Detail of Zechariah writing down the name of his son (Domenico Ghirlandaio, 15th century, Tornabuoni Chapel, Italy). At the church of St. John in the Mountains - the birthplace of St. John The Benedictus (also Song of Zechariah or Canticle of Zachary ), given in Gospel of Luke 1:68–79 , is one of the three canticles in the first two chapters ...
Zechariah 2:8: "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye". However, the "apple" usage comes from English idiom, not Biblical Hebrew. The original Hebrew for this idiom, in all but Zechariah 2:8, was 'iyshown 'ayin (אישון עין).
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah, spelled this way in KJV. His writings, the Book of Zechariah. Zechariah of Israel (Zachariah in KJV), king of Israel (reigned for 6 months in c. 752 BCE), son of Jeroboam; Zechariah Ben Jehoiada, son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash. See also:
The song recounts the story of Zacchaeus as reported in Luke 19:1–10. As the song tells of Zacchaeus's attempts to see Jesus by climbing a sycamore tree, there are a series of hand motions that accompany the song. The song is one of the more popular children's Bible songs, [1] and has been featured on numerous Christian children's music ...
The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo. [2] The Book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo, [3] but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather. [4] The Targum of Lam 2:20 names this Zechariah son of Iddo and It reads that he was stoned as Matthew 23:35 reads.
Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect. Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. [1]
An Appointment with Mr Yeats" by The Waterboys is an album of Yeats poems set to song. The poem "Down by the Salley Gardens" was based by Yeats on a fragment of a song he heard an old woman singing. Yeats' words have been recorded as a song by many performers. The song "A Bad Dream" by Keane is based on the poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His ...