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.
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:
- εὐλογέωeulogeō“to praise/bless”77%
- εὐλογητόςeulogētos“praiseworthy”17%
- ἐνευλογέομαιeneulogeomai“be blessed”2%
- εὐλογίαeulogia“praise”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
330 total
- Psalm 135:20בָּרֲכ֣וּ · bless; בָּרֲכ֥וּ · blessO house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
- Psalm 135:21בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ · Blessed beBlessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 144:1בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ · BlessedOf David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- Psalm 145:1וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה · I will blessA Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:2אֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ · I will bless YouEvery day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:10יְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃ · will bless YouAll You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Psalm 145:21וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ · blessMy mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Psalm 147:13בֵּרַ֖ךְ · and blessesFor He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
- Proverbs 3:33יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ · but He blessesThe curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Proverbs 5:18בָר֑וּךְ · blessedMay your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
- Proverbs 20:21תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ · be blessedAn inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 22:9יְבֹרָ֑ךְ · will be blessedA generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Proverbs 27:14מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ · If one blessesIf one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
- Proverbs 30:11יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ · blessThere is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Isaiah 19:25בֵּרֲכ֛וֹ · will bless; בָּר֨וּךְ · Blessed [be]The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
- Isaiah 51:2וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ · then I blessed himLook to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- Isaiah 61:9בֵּרַ֥ךְ · has blessedTheir descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
- Isaiah 65:16הַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְ · invokes a blessing; יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ · will [do so]Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
- Isaiah 65:23בְּרוּכֵ֤י · blessedThey will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.
- Isaiah 66:3מְבָ֣רֵֽךְ · [is like] one who blessesWhoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Jeremiah 4:2וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ · will be blessed…and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
- Jeremiah 17:7בָּר֣וּךְ · But blessedBut blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Jeremiah 20:14בָרֽוּךְ׃ · be blessedCursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
- Jeremiah 31:23יְבָרֶכְךָ֧ · bless youThis is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
- Ezekiel 3:12בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed beThen the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”
- Haggai 2:19אֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ס · I will bless youIs there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
- Zechariah 11:5בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed be…whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.