Strong's #1288: barak (pronounced baw-rak')
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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bârak
1) to bless, kneel
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kneel
1a2) to bless
1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
1c) (Piel) to bless
1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 330 times:
1 Chronicles 16:36: " Blessed God of Israel forever and ever."
1 Chronicles 16:43: "to his house: and David returned to bless his house."
1 Chronicles 17:27: "Now thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before"
1 Chronicles 17:27: "thee forever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed forever."
1 Chronicles 17:27: "thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed forever."
1 Chronicles 18:10: "David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer,"
1 Chronicles 23:13: "forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name forever."
1 Chronicles 26:5: "the eighth: for God blessed"
1 Chronicles 29:10: "Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David"
1 Chronicles 29:10: "the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel"
1 Chronicles 29:20: "to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all"
1 Chronicles 29:20: "your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads,"
2 Chronicles 2:12: "Huram moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made"
2 Chronicles 6:3: "his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel:"
2 Chronicles 6:4: "And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which"
2 Chronicles 6:13: "of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all"
2 Chronicles 9:8: " Blessed the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on"
2 Chronicles 20:26: "of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore"
2 Chronicles 30:27: "Then the priests arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard,"
2 Chronicles 31:8: "and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel."
2 Chronicles 31:10: "to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed"
Ezra 7:27: " Blessed God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's"
Nehemiah 8:6: "And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people"
Nehemiah 9:5: "and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God forever"
Nehemiah 9:5: "forever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted"
Nehemiah 11:2: "And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem."
Job 1:5: "It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did"
Job 1:10: "all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance"
Job 1:11: "all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face."
Job 1:21: "thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name"
Job 2:5: "and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face."
Job 2:9: "unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die."
Job 31:20: "If have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;"
Job 42:12: "So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had"
Psalms 5:12: "For LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield."
Psalms 10:3: "of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth."
Psalms 16:7: " I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct"
Psalms 18:46: "The LORD and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted."
Psalms 26:12: "in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD."
Psalms 28:6: " Blessed because he hath heard the voice of my supplications."
Psalms 28:9: "Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up"
Psalms 29:11: "strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace."
Psalms 31:21: " Blessed for he hath showed me his marvelous kindness in a strong city."
Psalms 34:1: "Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times:"
Psalms 37:22: "For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off."
Psalms 41:13: " Blessed God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting."
Psalms 45:2: "is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee forever."
Psalms 49:18: "Though he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well"
Psalms 62:4: "from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly."
Psalms 63:4: "Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name."
