Strong H1296H1296Gבֶּרֶכְיָה

Berechiah

Transliteration: berekyâh berekyâhû
Pronunciation: {beh-rek-yaw'} beh-rek-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.20;
son of: Zerubbabel (H2216);
brother of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H169), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142), Abiud (G10)

Meaning of the name

Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

General definition

From H1290 and H3050; knee (that {is} blessing) of Jah;
{Berekjah} the name of six Israelites: - {Berachiah} Berechiah.

In the biblical story

Berechiah

Descendant of David through Zerubbabel

Berechiah was a descendant of King David through Zerubbabel.

In the Bible

Strong H1296G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

1 Chronicles 3:20
And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed, five.