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Berachiah, Berechiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God has blessed). Father of Asaph (1 Chron. 6:39³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, (1 Chronicles 6:39)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Descendant of the royal family of Judah (1 Chron. 3:20²⁰And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. (1 Chronicles 3:20)).

2. Father of Asaph, a “singer” (1 Chron. 6:39³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, (1 Chronicles 6:39) (BERACHIAH); 1 Chron. 15:17¹⁷So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; (1 Chronicles 15:17)).

3. Levite, son of Asa (1 Chron. 9:16¹⁶And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16)).

4. Levite, a door keeper “for the ark” (1 Chron. 15:23²³And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:23)).

5. Son of Meshillemoth: he opposed the captives from Judah being brought into Samaria (2 Chron. 28:12¹²Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, (2 Chronicles 28:12)).

6. Father of Meshullam (Neh. 3:4,30⁴And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (Nehemiah 3:4)
³⁰After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. (Nehemiah 3:30); Neh. 6:18¹⁸For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. (Nehemiah 6:18)).

7. Father of Zechariah the prophet (Zech. 1:1,7¹In 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)
⁷Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, 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 1:7)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1296 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Berekyah

Phonic:

beh-rek-yaw’

Meaning:

or Berekyahuw {beh-rek-yaw'-hoo}; from 1290 and 3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites

KJV Usage:

Berachiah, Berechiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

blessed of Jehovah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The blessing of the Lord:-name of six Israelites [BERACHIAH], Zech. 1:7. {Benedictio Domini}