Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H1288: בָרַךְ (bârak) Definition

Strong's number
H1288
Lemma
בָרַךְ
Transliteration
bârak
Pronunciation
baw-rak'
Strong's 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) [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank. a primitive root;

289 instances of the word בָרַךְ bârak (H1288)


  • Job 42:12 - So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning for he had fourteen and a thousand sheep and six and a thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand she asses

  • Joshua 8:33 - And all Israel and their elders and officers and their judges stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites which bare on this side the ark of the covenant of the LORD as well the stranger as he that was born among them half of them over against mount Gerizim among them half of them over against mount Ebal had commanded as Moses the servant of the LORD that they should bless the people And all Israel before

  • Joshua 14:13 - blessed And Joshua him and gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance

  • Joshua 17:14 - spake And the children of Joseph unto Joshua saying Why hast thou given to inherit lot and one portion and one people seeing I am a great forasmuch as forasmuch as me hitherto hath blessed the LORD

  • Joshua 22:6 - blessed So Joshua them and sent them away unto their tents

  • Joshua 22:7 - Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh had given Moses possession in Bashan Now to the one half had given And when Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward sent them away And when Joshua also unto their tents then he blessed

  • Joshua 22:33 - pleased And the thing and the children of Israel blessed God and the children of Israel and did not intend to go up against them in battle to destroy the land and the children of Reuben and the children and Gad dwelt

  • Joshua 24:10 - But I would not hearken unto Balaam therefore he blessed therefore he blessed so I delivered you out of his hand

  • Judges 5:2 - for the avenging of Israel willingly offered when the people Praise ye the LORD

  • Judges 5:9 - My heart is toward the governors of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people Bless ye the LORD

  • Judges 5:24 - Blessed above women shall Jael above women of Heber the Kenite above women in the tent Blessed

  • Judges 13:24 - bare And the woman a son and called his name Samson grew and the child blessed and the LORD

  • Judges 17:2 - And he said it And his mother The eleven hundred behold the silver is with me I took from thee about which thou cursedst And he said of also in mine ears behold the silver is with me I took And he said it And his mother Blessed my son be thou of the LORD

  • Leviticus 9:22 - lifted up And Aaron his hand toward the people and blessed them and came down from offering of the sin offering and the burnt offering and peace offerings

  • Leviticus 9:23 - went And Moses and Aaron into the tabernacle of the congregation and came out and blessed the people appeared and the glory of the LORD the people

  • Nehemiah 8:6 - blessed And Ezra the LORD God the great answered And all the people Amen Amen with lifting up their hands and they bowed their heads and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground

  • Nehemiah 9:5 - said Then the Levites Jeshua and Kadmiel Bani Hashabniah Sherebiah Hodijah Shebaniah and Pethahiah Stand up and bless the LORD your God and ever and ever and bless name be thy glorious which is exalted above all blessing and praise

  • Nehemiah 11:2 - blessed And the people that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem

  • Numbers 6:23 - Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons saying On this wise ye shall bless and unto his sons of Israel saying

  • Numbers 6:24 - bless The LORD thee and keep