Beracah
be.ra.khah is used as a personal name and as the name of a valley associated with blessing the LORD.
The attested uses are proper names: a person named Beracah in 1 Chronicles 12:3 and the Valley of Beracah in 2 Chronicles 20:26, where the place is named in connection with blessing the LORD.
Senses in use
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Personal name · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 12:3, the proper noun occurs within a list of named individuals. The APB renders the list with “Beracah” among those named.
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Place name: Valley of Beracah · common
In 2 Chronicles 20:26, the proper noun names the valley where the assembly blessed the LORD and where the place received its name. The APB renders the clause “the Valley of Beracah.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Beracah” in the list of people in 1 Chronicles 12:3 and as “the Valley of Beracah” in 2 Chronicles 20:26. These are whole-verse translation renderings rather than definitions.