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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. Judges 17:2בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed be
    …said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
  2. Ruth 2:4יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ · bless you
    Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
  3. Ruth 2:19בָּר֑וּךְ · Blessed
    Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
  4. Ruth 2:20בָּר֥וּךְ · be blessed
    Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
  5. Ruth 3:10בְּרוּכָ֨ה · bless
    Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
  6. Ruth 4:14בָּר֣וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
  7. 1 Samuel 2:20וּבֵרַ֨ךְ · would bless
    And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
  8. 1 Samuel 9:13יְבָרֵ֣ךְ · must bless
    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  9. 1 Samuel 13:10לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃ · to greet him
    Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
  10. 1 Samuel 15:13בָּר֤וּךְ · bless
    When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
  11. 1 Samuel 23:21בְּרוּכִ֥ים · be blessed
    “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
  12. 1 Samuel 25:14לְבָרֵ֥ךְ · to greet
    Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
  13. 1 Samuel 25:32בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
  14. 1 Samuel 25:33וּבָר֥וּךְ · Blessed [is]; וּבְרוּכָ֣ה · and blessed [are]
    Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
  15. 1 Samuel 25:39בָּר֣וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
  16. 1 Samuel 26:25בָּר֤וּךְ · [be] blessed
    Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
  17. 2 Samuel 2:5בְּרֻכִ֤ים · bless
    So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
  18. 2 Samuel 6:11וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ · blessed
    Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
  19. 2 Samuel 6:12בֵּרַ֣ךְ · has blessed
    Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
  20. 2 Samuel 6:18וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · he blessed
    When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
  21. 2 Samuel 6:20לְבָרֵ֣ךְ · home to bless
    When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
  22. 2 Samuel 7:29וּבָרֵךְ֙ · to bless; יְבֹרַ֥ךְ · will be blessed forever
    Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”
  23. 2 Samuel 8:10וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ · and bless him
    …he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
  24. 2 Samuel 13:25וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃ · but gave him his blessing
    “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
  25. 2 Samuel 14:22וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · and blessed
    Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
  26. 2 Samuel 18:28בָּרוּךְ֙ · Blessed [be]
    Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
  27. 2 Samuel 19:39וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ · and blessed him
    So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
  28. 2 Samuel 21:3וּבָרְכ֖וּ · so that you may bless
    So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”
  29. 2 Samuel 22:47וּבָר֣וּךְ · and blessed [be]
    The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
  30. 1 Kings 1:47לְ֠בָרֵךְ · to congratulate
    The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
  31. 1 Kings 1:48בָּר֨וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    …saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
  32. 1 Kings 2:45בָּר֑וּךְ · will be blessed
    But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
  33. 1 Kings 5:7בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
  34. 1 Kings 8:14וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ · and blessed
    And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
  35. 1 Kings 8:15בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    …and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  36. 1 Kings 8:55וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ · and blessed
    And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
  37. 1 Kings 8:56בָּר֣וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  38. 1 Kings 8:66וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ · So they blessed
    On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
  39. 1 Kings 10:9בָּר֔וּךְ · Blessed
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  40. 1 Kings 21:10בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ · You have cursed
    But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
  41. 1 Kings 21:13בֵּרַ֥ךְ · has cursed
    And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
  42. 2 Kings 4:29תְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּ · greet him; יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ · greets you
    So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
  43. 2 Kings 10:15וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ · [Jehu] greeted him
    When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,
  44. 1 Chronicles 4:10בָּרֵ֨ךְ · You would bless me; תְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִי
    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
  45. 1 Chronicles 13:14וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ · blessed
    Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
  46. 1 Chronicles 16:2וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · he blessed
    When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.