בְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâh
Berakah, the name of an Israelite, and also of a valley in Palestine
Pronunciation: ber-aw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1294
Meanings
1. valley in wilderness by Tekoa (2 Chronicles 20:26)
2. one of David's band (1 Chronicles 12:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 12:3 Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;
- 2 Chronicles 20:26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).