Given name
Berechiah
“blessed by Yah”
Berechiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewברכיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Berechiah means “blessed by Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Berechiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb barak (ברך), “to kneel or to bless.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Berechiah appears in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
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Berechiah’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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