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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 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah H1296, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.

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Heman’s brother Asaph stood at his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah H1296, the son of Shimea,

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and [fn]Obadiah the son of [fn]Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah H1296 the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:17 - So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah H1296; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:23 - Berechiah H1296 and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:12 - Then some of the heads of the sons of Ephraim—Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah H1296 the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—arose against those who were coming from the engagement of the army,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:4 - Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah H1296 the son of Meshezabel made repairs. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:30 - After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah H1296 made repairs in front of his own [fn]quarters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:18 - For many in Judah were sworn by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah H1296 as a wife.

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In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of [fn]Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah H1296, the son of Iddo, saying,

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On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah H1296, the son of Iddo, saying,

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