Lexical Definition
בֶּרֶכְיָה Berekyâh (beh-rek-yaw') Berechiah N:N-M-P
or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw (beh-rek-yaw'-hoo); from בֶּרֶךְ and יָהּ; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah
Berachiah, Berechiah.
- § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"
- Berekjah, the name of six Israelites
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
See Greek: Βαραχίας
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.1.1
- son of: Iddo (עִדּוֹ)
- father of: Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה)
Profile
Male • Son of Iddo • Father of the prophet Zechariah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Berechiah was the father of Zechariah, a prophet during the reign of Darius.
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.1.1;
- only referred to as Berechiah בֶּרֶכְיָה;
- a son of Iddo עִדּוֹ;
- father of Zechariah זְכַרְיָה.
Berechiah was the father of the prophet Zechariah, who prophesied during the reign of Darius, king of Persia (Zec. 1:1,7). Zechariah, along with Haggai, encouraged the Jews to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after their return from Babylonian exile (Ezr. 5:1; 6:14). Berechiah is mentioned in the opening verses of the book of Zechariah, establishing the prophet's lineage and the time of his ministry. As the father of a prominent prophet, Berechiah likely played a significant role in his son's spiritual upbringing and education.
All entries for Berechiah: בֶּרֶכְיָה