Strong's Dictionary Number: [1296]
1296
1 Original Word: בֶּרֶכְיָה
2 Word Origin: from (01290) and (03050)
3 Transliterated Word: Berekyah
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: None
5 Phonetic Spelling: beh-rek-yaw'
6 Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: or Berekyahuw {beh-rek-yaw'-hoo}; from [01290]01290 and [03050;]03050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:--Berachiah, Berechiah.
8 Definition: Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses" - a son of Zerubbabel
- a Levite who returned for the exile
- father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
- father of Zechariah
- a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
- an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
9 English:
0 Usage: Berachiah, Berechiah
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