H1288 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)


  • 1 Kings 10:9 - be the LORD thy God Blessed which delighted in thee to set thee on the throne Israel loved be the LORD Israel for ever therefore made he thee king to do judgment and justice

  • 1 Kings 21:10 - And set two men sons of Belial before him to bear witness against him saying Thou didst blaspheme God and the king And then carry him out and stone him that he may die

  • 1 Kings 21:13 - And there came in two children of Belial and sat witnessed of Belial Naboth in the presence of the people saying did blaspheme Naboth God and the king Then they carried him forth out of the city and stoned him with stones that he died

  • 1 Samuel 2:20 - blessed And Eli Elkanah and his wife and said give The LORD thee seed and his wife for the loan which is lent The LORD And they went unto their own home

  • 1 Samuel 9:13 - As soon as ye be come into the city ye shall straightway find Now therefore get you up to the high place they eat they eat for the people As soon as ye be come because he doth bless the sacrifice and afterwards ye shall straightway they eat that be bidden Now therefore get you up for about this time find

  • 1 Samuel 13:10 - And it came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering behold Samuel came went out and Saul to meet him that he might salute

  • 1 Samuel 15:13 - came And Samuel and Saul said and Saul unto him Blessed be thou of the LORD I have performed the commandment be thou of the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 23:21 - said And Saul Blessed be ye of the LORD for ye have compassion

  • 1 Samuel 25:14 - Abigail wife Nabal's told of the young men But one of the young men saying sent Behold David messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master and he railed

  • 1 Samuel 25:32 - said And David to Abigail Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which sent thee this day to meet

  • 1 Samuel 25:33 - And blessed be thy advice And blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand

  • 1 Samuel 25:39 - heard And David was dead of Nabal he said Blessed be the LORD that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal his servant and hath kept from evil from evil of Nabal hath returned be the LORD upon his own head sent And David and communed with Abigail to take her to him to wife

  • 1 Samuel 26:25 - said Then Saul David Blessed be thou my son David great great prevail prevail David on his way Then Saul returned to his place

  • 2 Chronicles 2:12 - said Huram moreover Blessed be the LORD God of Israel that made heaven and earth who hath given to David the king son a wise endued with prudence and understanding that might build an house be the LORD an house for his kingdom

  • 2 Chronicles 6:3 - turned And the king his face and blessed and all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood

  • 2 Chronicles 6:4 - And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel that which he spake with his mouth David to my father who hath with his hands fulfilled And he said

  • 2 Chronicles 6:13 - had made For Solomon scaffold a brasen and had set it in the midst of the court and five cubits long and five cubits broad cubits and three high and upon it he stood and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven

  • 2 Chronicles 9:8 - be the LORD because thy God Blessed which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne he thee king be the LORD because thy God loved because thy God Israel to establish them for ever in thee to set he thee king over them to do judgment and justice

  • 2 Chronicles 20:26 - day And on the fourth they assembled The valley of Berachah for there they blessed the LORD was called therefore the name of the same place The valley of Berachah day

  • 2 Chronicles 30:27 - arose Then the priests the Levites and blessed the people was heard and their voice came and their prayer dwelling place up to his holy even unto heaven