HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1294
בְּרָכָה
be.ra.khah — Beracah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.3 § Berachah = "blessing" a Benjamite, one of David's warriors
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Berachah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Blessing. (1.) A valley not far from Engedi, where Jehoshaphat overthrew the Moabites and Ammonites (2 Chr. 20:26). It has been identified with the valley of Bereikut. (R.V., “Beracah.”) (2.) One of the Benjamite warriors, Saul’s brethren, who joined David when at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.