berechya · Berechiah

What it means

berechya (בֶּרֶכְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Berechiah”.

Name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has blessed."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 1 Chronicles×5
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Nehemiah×3
• Zechariah×2

• 1 Chronicles 3:20

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

• 1 Chronicles 6:39

  And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

• 1 Chronicles 9:16

  and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

• 1 Chronicles 15:17

  So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

• 1 Chronicles 15:23

  And Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

• 2 Chronicles 28:12

  Some men of the heads of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Hezekiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai, rose up against those coming from the army,

• Nehemiah 3:4

  And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired; and next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, repaired; and next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired.

• Nehemiah 3:30

  After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired a second section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite his chamber.

• Nehemiah 6:18

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

• Zechariah 1:1

  In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came to Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

• Zechariah 1:7

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