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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. 1 Chronicles 16:36בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:43לְבָרֵ֥ךְ · to bless
    Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
  3. 1 Chronicles 17:27לְבָרֵךְ֙ · to bless; בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ · have blessed it; וּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ · and [it will be] blessed
    So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:10וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ · and bless him
    …he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:13וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ · and to pronounce blessings
    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  6. 1 Chronicles 26:5בֵרֲכ֖וֹ · had blessed [Obed-edom]
    Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.
  7. 1 Chronicles 29:10וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ · blessed; בָּר֨וּךְ · be blessed
    Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
  8. 1 Chronicles 29:20בָּֽרְכוּ־ · Bless; וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ · blessed
    Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
  9. 2 Chronicles 2:12בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
  10. 2 Chronicles 6:3וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ · and blessed
    And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
  11. 2 Chronicles 6:4בָּר֤וּךְ · 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,
  12. 2 Chronicles 6:13וַיִּבְרַ֤ךְ · knelt down
    Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
  13. 2 Chronicles 9:8בָּר֔וּךְ · Blessed
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 20:26בֵּרֲכ֣וּ · they blessed
    On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
  15. 2 Chronicles 30:27וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ · to bless
    Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
  16. 2 Chronicles 31:8וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙ · they blessed
    When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
  17. 2 Chronicles 31:10בֵּרַ֣ךְ · has blessed
    …and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”
  18. Ezra 7:27בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed [be]
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
  19. Nehemiah 8:6וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · blessed
    Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
  20. Nehemiah 9:5בָּרֲכוּ֙ · [and] bless; וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ · Blessed be
    Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
  21. Nehemiah 11:2וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ · blessed
    And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
  22. Job 1:5וּבֵרֲכ֥וּ · and cursed
    And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
  23. Job 1:10בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ · You have blessed
    Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
  24. Job 1:11יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ · curse You
    But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  25. Job 1:21מְבֹרָֽךְ׃ · Blessed
    …saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
  26. Job 2:5יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃ · curse You
    But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  27. Job 2:9בָּרֵ֥ךְ · Curse
    Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
  28. Job 31:20בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי · blessed me
    …if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
  29. Job 42:12בֵּרַ֛ךְ · blessed
    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  30. Psalm 5:12תְּבָרֵ֪ךְ · bless
    For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
  31. Psalm 10:3בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ · he blesses
    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
  32. Psalm 16:7אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ · I will bless
    I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
  33. Psalm 18:46וּבָר֣וּךְ · and blessed be
    The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
  34. Psalm 26:12אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ · I will bless
    My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.
  35. Psalm 28:6בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed be
    Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
  36. Psalm 28:9וּבָרֵ֥ךְ · and bless
    Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
  37. Psalm 29:11יְבָרֵ֖ךְ · blesses
    The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
  38. Psalm 31:21בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed
    Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
  39. Psalm 34:1אֲבָרֲכָ֣ה · I will bless
    Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
  40. Psalm 37:22מְ֭בֹרָכָיו · those He blesses
    Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
  41. Psalm 41:13בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ · Blessed be
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
  42. Psalm 45:2בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ · has blessed you forever
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  43. Psalm 49:18יְבָרֵ֑ךְ · he blesses
    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
  44. Psalm 62:4יְבָרֵ֑כוּ · they bless
    They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
  45. Psalm 63:4אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ · I will bless You
    So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.