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Berechiah

בֶּרֶכְיָהStrong’s H1296

berekhyah (be-rekh-yah)

Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Berekhyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “berekiah”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.

“In the eighth month, 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,”
Zechariah 1:1 KJV
Meaning
  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. A son of Zerubbabel
  7. A Levite who returned for the exile
  8. Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  9. Father of Zechariah
  10. A Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
  11. An Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
  12. A son of Zerubbabel
  13. A Levite who returned for the exile
  14. Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  15. Father of Zechariah
  16. A Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
  17. An Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
  18. A son of Zerubbabel
  19. A Levite who returned for the exile
  20. Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  21. Father of Zechariah
  22. A Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
  23. An Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
  24. A son of Zerubbabel
  25. A Levite who returned for the exile
  26. Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  27. Father of Zechariah
  28. A Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
  29. An Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
  30. A son of Zerubbabel
  31. A Levite who returned for the exile
  32. Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  33. Father of Zechariah
  34. A Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
  35. An Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
How it's translated
  • berekiah 8
  • and berekiah 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 5
  • Nehemiah 3
  • Zechariah 2
  • 2 Chronicles 1

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 11 verses, by book
2 Chronicles 1
28:12
Nehemiah 3
3:43:306:18
Zechariah 2
1:11:7
Hebrew dictionary

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

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 (H0169), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142), Abiud (G0010) § 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 …

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.39; son of: Shimea (H8092H); father of: Asaph (H0623H) § 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

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; son of: Asa (H0609H) § 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

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; son of: Meshillemoth (H4919) § 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

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

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" 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

בֶּרֶכְיָה berekhyah · Berechiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.1.1; son of: Iddo (H5714J); father of: Zechariah (H2148B) § 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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.