Strong H1232בֻּקִּיָּ֫הוּ
Bukkiah
- Transliteration
- bûqqîyâh
- Pronunciation
- book-kee-yaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Bukkiah = "Jehovah has emptied"
Detailed definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.4;
son of: Heman (H1968I);
brother of: Mattaniah (H4983H), Uzziel (H5816J), Shebuel (H7619H), Jerimoth (H3406L), Hananiah (H2608P), Hanani (H2607H), Eliathah (H448), Giddalti (H1437), Romamti-ezer (H7320), Joshbekashah (H3436), Mallothi (H4413), Hothir (H1956), Mahazioth (H4238)
son of: Heman (H1968I);
brother of: Mattaniah (H4983H), Uzziel (H5816J), Shebuel (H7619H), Jerimoth (H3406L), Hananiah (H2608P), Hanani (H2607H), Eliathah (H448), Giddalti (H1437), Romamti-ezer (H7320), Joshbekashah (H3436), Mallothi (H4413), Hothir (H1956), Mahazioth (H4238)
In the biblical story
Bukkiah
Levite musician in David's time, son of Heman
Bukkiah, a Levite and descendant of Heman, was a musician in the temple during David's reign.
In the Bible
Strong H1232 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bukkiah2
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 25:4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
- 1 Chronicles 25:13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: