"Zed" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The letter Z is the last letter of the alphabet. It is used to denote 26 in Roman numerals.
Zebroid refers to an animal that is a crossbreed between a zebra and another equine species, such as a horse or a donkey.
Zebulun is a figure in the Bible and the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, as noted in the book of Genesis.
Zechariah is a biblical name and also a given name, derived from the Hebrew name "Zekhariah" which means "God has remembered" or "God has seen". In the Bible, Zechariah is an Old Testament prophet who was active in the post-exilic period after the return of the Israelites from Babylonian exile.
Zedekiah (Hebrew: צְדָקִיָּהוּ, Modern Tzdekhiyah, Tiberian Tsəḏāqīyāhū) was a king of Judah, the last king of the House of David, who ruled Judah in Jerusalem for nearly 11 years, according to the Hebrew Bible, 597-586 BCE.<br><br>He is an important figure in 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and 2 Chronicles. Zedekiah is most noted for the Babylonians' siege of Jerusalem and the eventual destruction of the city by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BCE.<br><br>Zedekiah was made king of Judah after Jehoiachin, the father of Zedekiah's half-brother, Jeconiah, also spelled Jehoiachin, was deposed by the Babylonians in 597 BCE, Zedekiah was tasked with maintaining the relationship between Judah and Babylon.<br><br>Under Zedekiah's rule, Judah usually kept its side of the conditions set by the Babylonians but, in his later years, a growing anti-Babylonian clique gained power and respect among the nobles.<br><br>Trade with neighboring nations was suspended, Judah remained loyal to remaining Jewish communities in, and attempts were made to maintain alliance with, Egypt.