Strong H12966 sensesבֶּרֶכְיָה

Meaning of the name

The 6 senses of Strong H1296

The lexicon tells 6 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1296 appears in 11 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Levite musician and gatekeeper in David's timeH1296H3 verses · 1 Chronicles
2. Israelite who helped repair Jerusalem's wallH1296K3 verses · Nehemiah
3. Father of the prophet ZechariahH1296L2 verses · Zechariah
4. Descendant of David through ZerubbabelH1296G1 verse · 1 Chronicles
5. Levite gatekeeper in post-exilic JerusalemH1296I1 verse · 1 Chronicles
6. Ephraimite leader who opposed taking Judean captivesH1296J1 verse · 2 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• berechiah10
• berachiah1

First verses

1. 1 Chronicles 3:20
   And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed, five.
2. 1 Chronicles 6:39
   And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
3. 1 Chronicles 9:16
   And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
4. 1 Chronicles 15:17
   So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
5. 1 Chronicles 15:23
   And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
6. 2 Chronicles 28:12
   Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
7. Nehemiah 3:4
   And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
8. Nehemiah 3:30
   After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
9. Nehemiah 6:18
   For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
10. Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
11. Zechariah 1:7
    Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,