H1296Hebrewbereḵyāhû
בֶּרֶכְיָה
Berachiah, Berechiah.
11
Total Occurrences
4
Books
11
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a son of zerubbabel
- 2a levite who returned for the exile
- 3father of meshullam, one of nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of jerusalem
- 4father of zechariah
- 5a gershonite levite, the father of asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
- 6an ephraimite chief in the time of ahaz
Etymology & Derivation
or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ; from H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) and H3050 (יָהּ); knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Berekyâh; Pronunciation: beh-rek-yaw'