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. Isaiah 65:16 יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ yit.ba.reKh · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

  2. Isaiah 65:23 בְּרוּכֵ֤י be.ru.Khei · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

  3. Isaiah 66:3 מְבָ֣רֵֽךְ me.Va.rekh · An -ing word: strong action

    He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:

  4. Jeremiah 4:2 וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ve.hit.Ba.re.khu · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it will happen, done by them

    and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

  5. Jeremiah 17:7 בָּר֣וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is.

  6. Jeremiah 20:14 בָרֽוּךְ׃ va.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

  7. Jeremiah 31:23 יְבָרֶכְךָ֧ ye.va.rekh.Kha · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.

  8. Ezekiel 3:12 בָּר֥וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place.

  9. Haggai 2:19 אֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס 'a.va.Rekh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you.

  10. Zechariah 11:5 בָּר֥וּךְ ba.Rukh · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.

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