The meaning of “בֶּרֶכְיָה”
Understanding Berekyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw (beh-rek-yaw'-hoo); from בֶּרֶךְ and יָהּ; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah Berachiah, Berechiah. ...
בֶּרֶכְיָה
or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw (beh-rek-yaw'-hoo); from בֶּרֶךְ and יָהּ; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah Berachiah, Berechiah. - § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses" - Berekjah, the name of six Israelites 1) a son of Zerubbabel 2) a Levite who returned for the exile 3) father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 4) father of Zechariah 5) a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark 6) an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.” Word: בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh) | |
| 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,” Word: בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh) | |
| 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.” Word: בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh) | |
| 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,” Word: בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh) |
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