בָּרַךְ

ba.rakh · to bless

Hebrew · Strong's H1288 · Verb · Sounds like: baw-rak' · 330 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; 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); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[בָּרַךְ] 329 vb. kneel, bless
Qal
1. kneel down
2. bless
Niph. bless oneself
Pi.
1. bless God, adore with bended knees
2. God blesses
3. men bless men
4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing
5. bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates
Pu.
1. pass. to be blessed, adored
2. prospered by God
3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam
4. in gratitude
Hiph. and he made his camel kneel
Hithp. bless oneself, congratulate oneself in his heart

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 72:17 וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ve.yit.Ba.re.khu · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.

  2. Psalms 72:18 בָּר֤וּךְ׀ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:

  3. Psalms 72:19 וּבָר֤וּךְ׀ u.va.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

  4. Psalms 89:52 בָּר֖וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

  5. Psalms 95:6 נִ֝בְרְכָ֗ה niv.re.Khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

  6. Psalms 96:2 בָּרֲכ֣וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; Show forth his salvation from day to day.

  7. Psalms 100:4 בָּרֲכ֥וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

  8. Psalms 103:1 בָּרֲכִ֣י ba.ra.Khi · A command to you: strong action

    A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

  9. Psalms 103:2 בָּרֲכִ֣י ba.ra.Khi · A command to you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

  10. Psalms 103:20 בָּרֲכ֥וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.

  11. Psalms 103:21 בָּרֲכ֣וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

  12. Psalms 103:22 בָּרֲכ֤וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

  13. Psalms 103:22 בָּרֲכִ֥י ba.ra.Khi · A command to you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

  14. Psalms 104:1 בָּרֲכִ֥י ba.ra.Khi · A command to you: strong action

    Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

  15. Psalms 104:35 בָּרֲכִ֣י ba.ra.Khi · A command to you: strong action

    Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.

  16. Psalms 106:48 בָּר֤וּךְ־ ba.Rukh- · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.

  17. Psalms 107:38 וַיְבָרֲכֵ֣ם vay.va.ra.Khem · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

  18. Psalms 109:28 תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ te.Va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice.

  19. Psalms 112:2 יְבֹרָֽךְ׃ ye.vo.Rakh · An action: strong action received, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.

  20. Psalms 113:2 מְבֹרָ֑ךְ me.vo.Rakh · An -ing word: strong action received, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.

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