Strong H1296H1296Jבֶּרֶכְיָה
Berechiah
One of the 6 senses of Strong H1296
- Transliteration
- berekyâh berekyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {beh-rek-yaw'} beh-rek-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12;
son of: Meshillemoth (H4919)
son of: Meshillemoth (H4919)
Meaning of the name
Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"
General definition
In the biblical story
Berechiah
Ephraimite leader who opposed taking Judean captives
Berechiah, an Ephraimite leader, opposed taking Judean captives during Ahaz's reign.
In the Bible
Strong H1296J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- berechiah1
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 28:12Then 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,