בָּרַךְ
ba.rakh
1. to bless, kneel
a. (Qal)
1. to kneel
2. to bless
b. (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
c. (Piel) to bless
d. (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
e. (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
f. (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2. (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 289 verses
- 2 Samuel 13:25 וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃
“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.
- 2 Samuel 14:22 וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
- 2 Samuel 18:28 בָּרוּךְ֙
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.”
- 2 Samuel 19:39 וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
- 2 Samuel 21:3 וּבָרְכ֖וּ
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?”
- 2 Samuel 22:47 וּבָר֣וּךְ
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
- 1 Kings 1:47 לְ֠בָרֵךְ
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,
- 1 Kings 1:48 בָּר֨וּךְ
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.’”
- 1 Kings 2:45 בָּר֑וּךְ
But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
- 1 Kings 5:7 בָּר֤וּךְ
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!”
- 1 Kings 8:14 וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- 1 Kings 8:15 בָּר֤וּךְ
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,
- 1 Kings 8:55 וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
- 1 Kings 8:56 בָּר֣וּךְ
“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.
- 1 Kings 8:66 וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ
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.
- 1 Kings 10:9 בָּר֔וּךְ
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.”
- 1 Kings 21:10 בֵּרַ֥כְתָּ
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.”
- 1 Kings 21:13 בֵּרַ֥ךְ
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.
- 2 Kings 4:29 תְבָרְכֶ֔נּוּיְבָרֶכְךָ֥
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.”
- 2 Kings 10:15 וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ
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,
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 בָּרֵ֨ךְתְּבָרֲכֵ֜נִי
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.
- 1 Chronicles 13:14 וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ
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.
- 1 Chronicles 16:2 וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36 בָּר֤וּךְ
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
- 1 Chronicles 16:43 לְבָרֵ֥ךְ
Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
- 1 Chronicles 17:27 לְבָרֵךְ֙בֵּרַ֔כְתָּוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ
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.”
- 1 Chronicles 18:10 וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ
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,
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ
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.
- 1 Chronicles 26:5 בֵרֲכ֖וֹ
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 וַיְבָ֤רֶךְבָּר֨וּךְ
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.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20 בָּֽרְכוּ־וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be 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.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 בָּר֤וּךְ
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.
- 2 Chronicles 6:3 וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- 2 Chronicles 6:4 בָּר֤וּךְ
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,
- 2 Chronicles 6:13 וַיִּבְרַ֤ךְ
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,
- 2 Chronicles 9:8 בָּר֔וּךְ
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.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:26 בֵּרֲכ֣וּ
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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27 וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ
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.
- 2 Chronicles 31:8 וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 31:10 בֵּרַ֣ךְ
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.”
- Ezra 7:27 בָּר֥וּךְ
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,
- Nehemiah 8:6 וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
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.
- Nehemiah 9:5 בָּרֲכוּ֙וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙
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.
- Nehemiah 11:2 וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
- Job 1:5 וּבֵרֲכ֥וּ
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.
- Job 1:10 בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ
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.
- Job 1:11 יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
- Job 1:21 מְבֹרָֽךְ׃
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.”
- Job 2:5 יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
- Job 2:9 בָּרֵ֥ךְ
Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”