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 115:12 יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ ye.Va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

  2. Psalms 115:12 יְ֭בָרֵךְ Ye.va.rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

  3. Psalms 115:12 יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ ye.va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.

  4. Psalms 115:13 יְ֭בָרֵךְ Ye.va.rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.

  5. Psalms 115:15 בְּרוּכִ֣ים be.ru.Khim · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

  6. Psalms 115:18 נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ ne.Va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    But we will bless Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye Jehovah.

  7. Psalms 118:26 בָּר֣וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

  8. Psalms 118:26 בֵּ֝רַֽכְנוּכֶ֗ם be.rakh.nu.Khem · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

  9. Psalms 119:12 בָּר֖וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.

  10. Psalms 124:6 בָּר֥וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

  11. Psalms 128:4 יְבֹ֥רַךְ ye.Vo.rakh · An action: strong action received, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.

  12. Psalms 128:5 יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ ye.va.rekh.Kha · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

  13. Psalms 129:8 בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ be.Rakh.nu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

  14. Psalms 132:15 בָּרֵ֣ךְ ba.Rekh · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  15. Psalms 132:15 אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ 'a.va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  16. Psalms 134:1 בָּרֲכ֣וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

  17. Psalms 134:2 וּ֝בָרֲכוּ U.va.ra.khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And bless ye Jehovah.

  18. Psalms 134:3 יְבָרֶכְךָ֣ ye.va.rekh.Kha · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.

  19. Psalms 135:19 בָּרֲכ֣וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah:

  20. Psalms 135:19 בָּרֲכ֥וּ ba.ra.Khu · A command to all of you: strong action

    O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah:

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