Berechiah

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ber-ē̇-kī´a (בּרכיה, berekhyāh, בּרכיהוּ, berekhyāhū, "blessed by YHWH" or “YHWH blesses,” HPN, 216, 287):

(1) A descendant of David. He was the fourth of the five sons of Zerubbabel, of the royal family of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:20).

(2) Son of Shimea, and the father of Asaph, the singer and musician (1 Chronicles 6:39 the King James VersionBerachiah”; 1 Chronicles 15:17).

(3) A former inhabitant of Jerusalem, a Levee (1 Chronicles 9:16).

(4) A doorkeeper 'for the ark at David's time (1 Chronicles 15:23).

(5) Son of Meshillemoth. He was one of the seven heads of the children of Ephraim (2 Chronicles 28:12).

(6) The father of Meshullam the builder (Nehemiah 3:4, Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18).

(7) Son of Iddo. He was the father of the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1, Zechariah 1:7) (In New International Version "Berekiah" ).

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