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בָּרַךְ

ba.rakhto blessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb330 occurrences24 books289 verses

Definition

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)
Traditional renderings: × abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בָּרַךְ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

330 total
  1. Genesis 28:1וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · and blessed
    So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
  2. Genesis 28:3יְבָרֵ֣ךְ · bless
    May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
  3. Genesis 28:6בֵרַ֣ךְ · had blessed; בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ
    Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
  4. Genesis 28:14וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ · will be blessed
    Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
  5. Genesis 30:27וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִי · has blessed me
    But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
  6. Genesis 30:30וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ · has blessed
    Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
  7. Genesis 31:55וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · and blessed them
    Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
  8. Genesis 32:26בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃ · you bless me
    Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
  9. Genesis 32:29וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · Then he blessed
    And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
  10. Genesis 35:9וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ · and blessed
    After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
  11. Genesis 39:5וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ · blessed
    From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
  12. Genesis 47:7וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · blessed
    Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
  13. Genesis 47:10וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · blessed
    Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
  14. Genesis 48:3וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ · and there He blessed
    Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
  15. Genesis 48:9וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃ · that I may bless [them]
    Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
  16. Genesis 48:15וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · Then he blessed
    Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
  17. Genesis 48:16יְבָרֵךְ֮ · may He bless
    …the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
  18. Genesis 48:20וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם · [Jacob] blessed; יְבָרֵ֤ךְ · this blessing
    So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
  19. Genesis 49:25וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ · who blesses you
    …by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
  20. Genesis 49:28וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · He blessed them; בֵּרַ֥ךְ · and he blessed
    These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
  21. Exodus 12:32וּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖ם · And bless
    Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
  22. Exodus 18:10בָּר֣וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
  23. Exodus 20:11בֵּרַ֧ךְ · blessed
    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  24. Exodus 20:24וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃ · and bless you
    You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  25. Exodus 23:25וּבֵרַ֥ךְ · and He will bless
    So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
  26. Exodus 39:43וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · blessed
    And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
  27. Leviticus 9:22וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑ם · and blessed them
    Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
  28. Leviticus 9:23וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ · they blessed
    Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
  29. Numbers 6:23תְבָרֲכ֖וּ · This is how you are to bless
    “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
  30. Numbers 6:24יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ · bless you
    ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
  31. Numbers 6:27אֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃פ · will bless them
    So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
  32. Numbers 22:6תְּבָרֵךְ֙ · you bless; מְבֹרָ֔ךְ · are blessed
    So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
  33. Numbers 22:12בָר֖וּךְ · are blessed
    But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
  34. Numbers 23:11בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ · you have only blessed them; בָרֵֽךְ׃
    Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
  35. Numbers 23:20בָרֵ֖ךְ · a command to bless; וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ · He has blessed
    I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
  36. Numbers 23:25בָּרֵ֖ךְ · bless them; תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ׃ · at all
    Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
  37. Numbers 24:1לְבָרֵ֣ךְ · to bless
    And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
  38. Numbers 24:9מְבָרֲכֶ֣יךָ · those who bless you; בָר֔וּךְ · Blessed are
    He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
  39. Numbers 24:10בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ · you have persisted in blessing [them]; בָרֵ֔ךְ
    Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.
  40. Deuteronomy 1:11וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ · and bless
    May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
  41. Deuteronomy 2:7בֵּֽרַכְךָ֗ · has blessed
    Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.