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Berachiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֶּרֶכְיָה

בֶּרֶכְיָה

Berekyâh · pronounced beh-rek-yaw' · Strong's H1296 · a man · also spelled Berechiah

Berachiah means knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah.

Built from

בֶּרֶךְ berek (from, H1290) — a knee open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ; from H1290 and H3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 3:20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed, five. (KJV)

Every verse that names Berachiah

11 occurrences in 11 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Zechariah

1Chr 3:201Chr 6:241Chr 9:161Chr 15:171Chr 15:232Chr 28:12Neh 3:4Neh 3:30Neh 6:18Zech 1:1Zech 1:7

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