Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1288
בָּרַךְ
ba.rakh · “to bless”
Used 330 times across 24 books
Definition
1) 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)
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)
Where it appears
Genesis73
Exodus6
Leviticus2
Numbers17
Deuteronomy39
Joshua8
Judges6
Ruth5
1 Samuel11
2 Samuel14
1 Kings12
2 Kings3
1 Chronicles16
2 Chronicles9
Ezra1
Nehemiah4
Job8
Psalms75
Proverbs6
Isaiah8
Jeremiah4
Ezekiel1
Haggai1
Zechariah1
In the text
Genesis 1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Genesis 2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.Genesis 5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.Genesis 9:26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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