- Original: בּרך
- Transliteration: Barak
- Phonetic: baw-rak'
- Definition:
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
- Origin: a primitive root
- TWOT entry: 285
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: 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): - X abundantly X altogether X at all blaspheme bless congratulate curse X greatly X indeed kneel (down) praise salute X still thank.
Total KJV Occurrences: 330
• all, 2
Numbers 23:25(2)
• altogether, 2
Numbers 23:11(2)
• blaspheme, 2
1 Kings 21:10;
1 Kings 21:13
• bless, 113
Genesis 12:2;
Genesis 12:3(2);
Genesis 17:16(2);
Genesis 22:17;
Genesis 26:3;
Genesis 26:24;
Genesis 27:4;
Genesis 27:7;
Genesis 27:10;
Genesis 27:19;
Genesis 27:25;
Genesis 27:31;
Genesis 27:34;
Genesis 27:38;
Genesis 28:3;
Genesis 32:26;
Genesis 48:9;
Genesis 48:16;
Genesis 48:20;
Genesis 49:25;
Exodus 12:32;
Exodus 20:24;
Exodus 23:25;
Numbers 6:23;
Numbers 6:24;
Numbers 6:27;
Numbers 23:20;
Numbers 24:1;
Deuteronomy 1:11;
Deuteronomy 7:13(2);
Deuteronomy 8:10;
Deuteronomy 10:8;
Deuteronomy 14:29;
Deuteronomy 15:4(2);
Deuteronomy 15:10;
Deuteronomy 15:18;
Deuteronomy 16:15;
Deuteronomy 21:5;
Deuteronomy 23:20;
Deuteronomy 24:13;
Deuteronomy 24:19;
Deuteronomy 26:15;
Deuteronomy 27:12;
Deuteronomy 28:8;
Deuteronomy 28:12;
Deuteronomy 30:16;
Deuteronomy 33:11;
Joshua 8:33;
Judges 5:9;
Ruth 2:4;
1 Samuel 9:13;
2 Samuel 6:20;
2 Samuel 7:29;
2 Samuel 8:10;
2 Samuel 21:3;
1 Kings 1:47;
1 Chronicles 16:43;
1 Chronicles 17:27;
1 Chronicles 23:13;
1 Chronicles 29:20;
Nehemiah 9:5;
Psalm 5:12;
Psalm 16:7;
Psalm 26:12;
Psalm 28:9;
Psalm 29:11;
Psalm 34:1;
Psalm 62:4;
Psalm 63:4;
Psalm 66:8;
Psalm 67:1;
Psalm 67:6;
Psalm 67:7;
Psalm 68:26;
Psalm 96:2;
Psalm 100:4;
Psalm 103:1;
Psalm 103:2;
Psalm 103:20;
Psalm 103:21;
Psalm 103:22(2);
Psalm 104:1;
Psalm 104:35;
Psalm 109:28;
Psalm 115:12(3);
Psalm 115:13;
Psalm 115:18;
Psalm 128:5;
Psalm 129:8;
Psalm 132:15(2);
Psalm 134:1;
Psalm 134:2;
Psalm 134:3;
Psalm 135:19(2);
Psalm 135:20(2);
Psalm 145:1;
Psalm 145:2;
Psalm 145:10;
Psalm 145:21;
Proverbs 30:11;
Isaiah 19:25;
Jeremiah 31:23;
Haggai 2:19
• blessed, 177
Genesis 1:22;
Genesis 1:28;
Genesis 2:3;
Genesis 5:2;
Genesis 9:1;
Genesis 9:26;
Genesis 12:3;
Genesis 14:19(2);
Genesis 14:20;
Genesis 17:20;
Genesis 18:18;
Genesis 22:18;
Genesis 24:1;
Genesis 24:27;
Genesis 24:31;
Genesis 24:35;
Genesis 24:48;
Genesis 24:60;
Genesis 25:11;
Genesis 26:4;
Genesis 26:12;
Genesis 26:29;
Genesis 27:23;
Genesis 27:27(2);
Genesis 27:29;
Genesis 27:33(2);
Genesis 27:41;
Genesis 28:1;
Genesis 28:6(2);
Genesis 28:14;
Genesis 30:27;
Genesis 30:30;
Genesis 31:55;
Genesis 32:29;
Genesis 35:9;
Genesis 39:5;
Genesis 47:7;
Genesis 47:10;
Genesis 48:3;
Genesis 48:15;
Genesis 48:20;
Genesis 49:28(2);
Exodus 18:10;
Exodus 20:11;
Exodus 39:43;
Leviticus 9:22;
Leviticus 9:23;
Numbers 22:6;
Numbers 22:12;
Numbers 23:20;
Numbers 24:9;
Numbers 24:10(2);
Deuteronomy 2:7;
Deuteronomy 7:14;
Deuteronomy 12:7;
Deuteronomy 14:24;
Deuteronomy 15:14;
Deuteronomy 16:10;
Deuteronomy 28:3(2);
Deuteronomy 28:4;
Deuteronomy 28:5;
Deuteronomy 28:6(2);
Deuteronomy 33:1;
Deuteronomy 33:13;
Deuteronomy 33:20;
Deuteronomy 33:24;
Joshua 14:13;
Joshua 17:14;
Joshua 22:6;
Joshua 22:7;
Joshua 22:33;
Joshua 24:10(2);
Judges 5:24(2);
Judges 13:24;
Judges 17:2;
Ruth 2:19;
Ruth 2:20;
Ruth 3:10;
Ruth 4:14;
1 Samuel 2:20;
1 Samuel 15:13;
1 Samuel 23:21;
1 Samuel 25:32;
1 Samuel 25:33(2);
1 Samuel 25:39;
1 Samuel 26:25;
2 Samuel 2:5;
2 Samuel 6:11;
2 Samuel 6:12;
2 Samuel 6:18;
2 Samuel 7:29;
2 Samuel 13:25;
2 Samuel 18:28;
2 Samuel 19:39;
2 Samuel 22:47;
1 Kings 1:48;
1 Kings 2:45;
1 Kings 5:7;
1 Kings 8:14;
1 Kings 8:15;
1 Kings 8:55;
1 Kings 8:56;
1 Kings 8:66;
1 Kings 10:9;
1 Chronicles 13:14;
1 Chronicles 16:2;
1 Chronicles 16:36;
1 Chronicles 17:27;
1 Chronicles 26:5;
1 Chronicles 29:10(2);
1 Chronicles 29:20;
2 Chronicles 2:12;
2 Chronicles 6:3;
2 Chronicles 6:4;
2 Chronicles 9:8;
2 Chronicles 20:26;
2 Chronicles 30:27;
2 Chronicles 31:8;
2 Chronicles 31:10;
Ezra 7:27;
Nehemiah 8:6;
Nehemiah 9:5;
Nehemiah 11:2;
Job 1:10;
Job 1:21;
Job 31:20;
Job 42:12;
Psalm 18:46;
Psalm 28:6;
Psalm 31:21;
Psalm 37:22;
Psalm 41:13;
Psalm 45:2;
Psalm 49:18;
Psalm 66:20;
Psalm 68:19;
Psalm 68:35;
Psalm 72:17;
Psalm 72:18;
Psalm 72:19;
Psalm 89:52;
Psalm 106:48;
Psalm 112:2;
Psalm 113:2;
Psalm 115:15;
Psalm 118:26(2);
Psalm 119:12;
Psalm 124:6;
Psalm 128:4;
Psalm 135:21;
Psalm 144:1;
Psalm 147:13;
Proverbs 5:18;
Proverbs 20:21;
Proverbs 22:9;
Isaiah 19:25;
Isaiah 51:2;
Isaiah 61:9;
Isaiah 65:23;
Isaiah 66:3;
Jeremiah 17:7;
Jeremiah 20:14;
Ezekiel 3:12;
Zechariah 11:5
• blessest, 3
Numbers 22:6;
1 Chronicles 17:27;
Psalm 65:10
• blesseth, 7
Genesis 27:29;
Numbers 24:9;
Deuteronomy 15:6;
Psalm 10:3;
Psalm 107:38;
Proverbs 3:33;
Proverbs 27:14
• blessing, 2
Genesis 22:17;
Genesis 27:30
• congratulate, 1
1 Chronicles 18:10
• curse, 3
Job 1:11;
Job 2:5;
Job 2:9
• cursed, 1
Job 1:5
• down, 2
Genesis 24:11;
2 Chronicles 6:13
• himself, 3
Deuteronomy 29:19;
Isaiah 65:16(2)
• indeed, 2
1 Chronicles 4:10(2)
• kneel, 1
Psalm 95:6
• Praise, 1
Judges 5:2
• praised, 1
Psalm 72:15
• salute, 4
1 Samuel 13:10;
1 Samuel 25:14;
2 Kings 4:29(2)
• saluted, 1
2 Kings 10:15
• thanked, 1
2 Samuel 14:22
• themselves, 1
Jeremiah 4:2
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