Word: DIKXA

Pronounce: beh-rek-yaw'

Strong: H1296

Orig: or Berekyahuw \i beh-rek-yaw'-hoo\i0\plain\f3\fs21\cf23 ; from 1290 and 3050; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites:--Berachiah, Berechiah. H1290 H3050

Use: Proper Name Masculine

Grk Strong: G914

    Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"

    1) a son of Zerubbabel
    2) a Levite who returned for 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