Original: בֶּרֶכְיָה

Transliteration: Berekyâh

Phonetic: beh-rek-yaw'

Short Definition: Berachiah

Original: בּרכיהוּ בּרכיה

Transliteration: berekyâh berekyâhû

Phonetic: beh-rek-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

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

Origin: from H1290 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H1263, H1288, H1290, H1292, H1293, H1294, H1295, H3000