Strong's H1296 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh)

Pronunciation: beh-rek-yaw'

POS: beh-rek-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah;

Definition: or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ; from בֶּרֶךְ and יָהּ; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites; Berachiah, Berechiah.

KJV Usage: Berachiah, Berechiah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"
• 2. 1) a son of Zerubbabel
• 3. 2) a Levite who returned for the exile
• 4. 3) father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
• 5. 4) father of Zechariah
• 6. 5) a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
• 7. 6) an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G914

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