בָּרַךְ
ba.rakhVerbH1288
to bless
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (*בְּרַךְ *"to bless" H1289)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
264 timesAppears 264 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
59
Psalms
51
Deuteronomy
33
2 Samuel
12
1 Chronicles
11
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 13:14
- 2 Samuel 7:29
- Genesis 2:3
- Isaiah 51:2
- Psalms 100:4
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