בֶּרֶכְיָה
Transliteration
bereḵyâ
Pronunciation
beh-rek-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From בֶּרֶךְ (H1290) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

בֶּרֶכְיָה Berekyâh, beh-rek-yaw'; or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw; from H1290 and H3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:—Berachiah, Berechiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H1296 in the following manner: Berechiah (10x), Berachiah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H1296 in the following manner: Berechiah (10x), Berachiah (1x).

  1. Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

    1. a son of Zerubbabel

    2. a Levite who returned from 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּרֶכְיָה Berekyâh, beh-rek-yaw'; or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw; from H1290 and H3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:—Berachiah, Berechiah.
STRONGS H1296: Abbreviations
usually in abbreviated form as following: בֶּרֶכְיָה
1. son of Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3:20.
2. a Levite gruard of the ark 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 15:23.
3. father of Meshullam, one of Nehemian's chiefs Nehemiah 3:4, 30; Nehemiah 6:18.
4. father of the prophet Zechariah Zechariah 1:1 = בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Zechariah 1:7; בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ also
5. father of Asaph 1 Chronicles 6:24 [1 Chronicles 6:39]; 1 Chronicles 15:17.
6. Ephraimite chief 2 Chronicles 28:12.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Chronicles 15:23

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 28:12

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18

Zechariah

Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7