Berechiah is a
Jewish
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name that occurs several times in the
Bible
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. It is derived from
Berakhah
In Judaism, a ''berakhah'', ''bracha'', ', ' ( he, בְּרָכָה; pl. , ''berakhot'', '; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or th ...
, "blessing".
People named Berechiah
In scripture
* the father of the Hebrew prophet
Zechariah and son of
Iddo, according to , but probably not the prophet by the same name. In Isaiah 8:2, he is referred to by the longer form of the same name, Jeberechiah or Jeberekiah.
* son of Zerubbabel, according to and the
Seder Olam Zutta
Seder Olam Zutta (Hebrew: ) is an anonymous chronicle from 803 CE, called "Zuta" (= "smaller," or "younger") to distinguish it from the older ''Seder Olam Rabbah.'' This work is based upon, and to a certain extent completes and continues, the olde ...
, was an
Exilarch
The exilarch was the leader of the Jewish community in Persian Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) during the era of the Parthians, Sasanians and Abbasid Caliphate up until the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258, with intermittent gaps due to ongoing ...
in
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
Other people with that name
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Berechiah ha-Nakdan
Berechiah ben Natronai Krespia ha-Nakdan ( he, ברכיה בן נטרונאי הנקדן; ) was a Jewish exegete, ethical writer, grammarian, translator, poet, and philosopher. His best-known works are '' Mishlè Shu'alim'' ("Fox Fables") and '' ...
, 13th century writer and fabulist
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Berechiah de Nicole
Berechiah de Nicole also known as Benedict fil Mosse, (d. after 1270), was a thirteenth-century English Tosafist who lived at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln.
Biography
He was born in the first quarter of the 13th century.Mordechai Yehudah Leib Za ...
, also known as Benedict fil Mosse, a 13th-century Tosafist who lived at Lincoln, England.
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Berechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik Shapira Berechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik Shapira (died 1664) was a Galician preacher who was educated by Nathan Shapira, rabbi of Cracow, and was appointed preacher of that city, where he spent most of his life. He ultimately left for Jerusalem, but died e ...
(died 1664), Galician preacher.
References
External links
Entry in Bartelby Encyclopedia
Set index articles on Hebrew Bible people
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