Strongs Number: H1296
- Hebrew Word
- בֶּרֶכְיָה
- Transliteration
- Berekyâh
- Phonetic
- beh-rek-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
knee (that {is} blessing) of Jah; {Berekjah} the name of six Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Origin
- From H1290 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- {Berachiah} Berechiah.