斋
zhāi
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How is 斋 read in the Chinese Bible?
斋 is read zhāi in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Zechariah 7:3. Common words: 斋戒.
- Occurrences
- 2
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First in
- Zechariah 7:3
Words it forms in the Bible
- 斋戒zhāi jiè× 2to observe a religious fast
Meaning: to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
In the text
- Zechariah 7:3
并问万军之耶和华殿中的祭司和先知说：「我历年以来，在五月间哭泣斋戒，现在还当这样行吗？」
- Malachi 3:14
你们说：『事奉 神是徒然的，遵守 神所吩咐的，在万军之耶和华面前苦苦斋戒，有什么益处呢？
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.