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Lexicon :: Strong's H1296 - bereḵyâ

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בֶּרֶכְיָה
Transliteration
bereḵyâ
Pronunciation
beh-rek-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

בֶּרֶכְיָה Berekyâh, beh-rek-yaw'; or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw; from H1290 and H3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:—Berachiah, Berechiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H1296 in the following manner: Berechiah (10x), Berachiah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H1296 in the following manner: Berechiah (10x), Berachiah (1x).

  1. Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

    1. a son of Zerubbabel

    2. a Levite who returned from 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּרֶכְיָה Berekyâh, beh-rek-yaw'; or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw; from H1290 and H3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:—Berachiah, Berechiah.
STRONGS H1296: Abbreviations
usually in abbreviated form as following: בֶּרֶכְיָה
1. son of Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3:20.
2. a Levite gruard of the ark 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 15:23.
3. father of Meshullam, one of Nehemian's chiefs Nehemiah 3:4, 30; Nehemiah 6:18.
4. father of the prophet Zechariah Zechariah 1:1 = בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Zechariah 1:7; בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ also
5. father of Asaph 1 Chronicles 6:24 [1 Chronicles 6:39]; 1 Chronicles 15:17.
6. Ephraimite chief 2 Chronicles 28:12.

See top portion of this BDB entry H3000.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

3:20; 6:39; 9:16; 15:17; 15:23

2 Chronicles

28:12

Nehemiah

3:4; 3:30; 6:18

Zechariah

1:1; 1:7

H1296

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1296 matches the Hebrew בֶּרֶכְיָה (bereḵyâ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in 'Neh' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs.

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Next to him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph made repairs to another section.

After them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room.

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For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

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