Strong H1296H1296Kבֶּרֶכְיָה

Berechiah

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.3.4;
son of: Meshezabel (H4898);
father of: Meshullam (H4918R)

Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

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

Berechiah

Israelite who helped repair Jerusalem's wall

Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, repaired sections of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's time.

Strong H1296K appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

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.
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.
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.