בֶּרֶכְיָה

be.rekh.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H1296

Berechiah

From: or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ; from H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) and H3050 (יָהּ); knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah;

Short Definition

Berekjah, the name of six Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Zerubbabel (H2216); brother of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142), Abiud (G0010) § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses" 1) a son of Zerubbabel 2) a Levite who returned for the exile 3) father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 4) father of Zechariah 5) a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark 6) an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
4
Nehemiah
3
Zechariah
2
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:17
  • 1 Chronicles 3:20
  • 2 Chronicles 28:12
  • Nehemiah 3:30
  • Zechariah 1:1

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