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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. Genesis 1:22וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ · blessed
    Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
  2. Genesis 1:28וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · blessed
    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
  3. Genesis 2:3וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ · blessed
    Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
  4. Genesis 5:2וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · and He blessed
    Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”
  5. Genesis 9:1וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ · blessed
    And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
  6. Genesis 9:26בָּר֥וּךְ · Blessed
    He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
  7. Genesis 12:2וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ · and I will bless you
    I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  8. Genesis 12:3וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ · I will bless; מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ · those who bless you; וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ · will be blessed
    I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
  9. Genesis 14:19וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ · and he blessed [Abram]; בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed be
    …and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  10. Genesis 14:20וּבָרוּךְ֙ · and blessed be
    …and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
  11. Genesis 17:16וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י · And I will bless her; וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ · I will bless her
    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
  12. Genesis 17:20בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי · bless
    As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  13. Genesis 18:18וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ · {will} be blessed
    Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
  14. Genesis 22:17בָרֵ֣ךְ · I will surely bless you; אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗
    I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  15. Genesis 22:18וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ · will be blessed
    And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
  16. Genesis 24:1בֵּרַ֥ךְ · had blessed
    By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
  17. Genesis 24:11וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְ · kneel down
    As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
  18. Genesis 24:27בָּר֤וּךְ · Blessed
    …saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  19. Genesis 24:31בְּר֣וּךְ · you who are blessed
    “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
  20. Genesis 24:35בֵּרַ֧ךְ · blessed
    “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
  21. Genesis 24:48וָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְ · and I blessed
    Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
  22. Genesis 24:60וַיְבָרֲכ֤וּ · And they blessed
    And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
  23. Genesis 25:11וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ · blessed
    After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
  24. Genesis 26:3וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ · you and bless you
    Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
  25. Genesis 26:4וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ · will be blessed
    I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
  26. Genesis 26:12וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּ · blessed him
    Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
  27. Genesis 26:24וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙ · I will bless
    …and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
  28. Genesis 26:29בְּר֥וּךְ · are blessed
    …that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
  29. Genesis 27:4תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥ · may bless
    Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
  30. Genesis 27:7וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה · so that I may bless you
    ‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
  31. Genesis 27:10יְבָרֶכְךָ֖ · he may bless
    Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
  32. Genesis 27:19תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי · may bless me
    Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
  33. Genesis 27:23וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃ · so he blessed him
    Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
  34. Genesis 27:25תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ · may bless you
    “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
  35. Genesis 27:27וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ · he blessed him; בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ · has blessed
    So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
  36. Genesis 27:29וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָ · and those who bless you; בָּרֽוּךְ׃ · be blessed
    May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
  37. Genesis 27:30לְבָרֵ֣ךְ · blessing
    As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
  38. Genesis 27:31תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי · may bless me
    He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
  39. Genesis 27:33וָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ · and blessed him; בָּר֖וּךְ · blessed
    Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
  40. Genesis 27:34בָּרֲכֵ֥נִי · Bless me
    When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
  41. Genesis 27:38בָּרֲכֵ֥נִי · Bless me
    Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
  42. Genesis 27:41בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ · had given him
    Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”