First names in Hebrew

First name Berechiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ברכיה

Gematria value: 237

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Berechiah is written ברכיה

Berechiah is the English form of Berechya, ברכיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Berechiah mean?

Meaning: "God has blessed"
Origin: Hebrew

Berechya is a biblical Hebrew name. It comes from berachah, "blessing", followed by a short form of the Divine Name: "God has blessed".

Gematria

Berechiah = 237

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ברכיה has 5 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• כthe letter Kaf20
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total237

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Berechiah, from ב to ה:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה בָּעִיר וּבָרוּךְ אַתָּה בַּשָּׂדֶה׃

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.”

Deuteronomy 28:3

The book of your first name

Berechiah, in nine pages

• Berechiah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Berechiah
• Berechiah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Berechiah in three answers

How do you write Berechiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Berechiah is written ברכיה. Berechiah is the English form of Berechya, ברכיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Berechiah?
Written ברכיה, Berechiah is worth 237: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Berechiah mean?
God has blessed (origin: Hebrew). Berechya is a biblical Hebrew name. It comes from berachah, "blessing", followed by a short form of the Divine Name: "God has blessed".