Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector in Jericho, had become rich by extorting money from the people.
زَكَّا مَثَلًا كَانَ كَبِيرَ جُبَاةِ ٱلضَّرَائِبِ فِي أَرِيحَا ،‏ وَٱغْتَنَى بِٱبْتِزَازِ ٱلنَّاسِ .‏ —‏ لو ١٩ :‏ ٢ ،‏ ٨‏ .‏