Strong’s H1288
בָרַךְ — bârak
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)
- H1288
- /baw-rak'/
- 330× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- bârak
- Pronunciation
- baw-rak'
- Occurrences
- 330
Meaning
- Hebrew
- בָרַךְ
- Definition
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
Words derived from bârak
- בָּרוּךְ BârûwkH1263 · Baruk · 26×
- בְּרַךְ bᵉrakH1289 · to kneel · 5×
- בֶּרֶךְ berekH1290 · a knee · 26×
- בָּרַכְאֵל BârakʼêlH1292 · Barakel · 2×
- בְּרָכָה BᵉrâkâhH1293 · benediction · 69×
- בְּרֵכָה bᵉrêkâhH1295 · a reservoir · 17×
- חָסַד châçadH2616 · perhaps to bow (the neck only in courtes · 3×
- יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ YᵉberekyâhûwH3000 · Jeberekjah · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use bârak (330 times in all).
Vyanzo
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