בָּרַךְ barakh

Hebrew word for “to bless” · Strong’s H1288 · used 330 times in 289 verses

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Meaning

1) to bless, kneel; 1a) (Qal);

How it is translated

Glosses given for barakh in context, with how often each is used:

• blessed 128
• bless 52
• will bless 51
• will be blessed 17
• has blessed 15
• may bless 11
• may he bless 9
• have blessed 7
• had blessed 4
• those who bless 3
• will bless themselves 3
• blesses 3

Where it is used

Also in 12 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 27 (14), Genesis 24 (7), Deuteronomy 28 (6), Genesis 26 (5), Genesis 48 (5), Deuteronomy 15 (5), Deuteronomy 33 (5), 1 Kings 8 (5), Psalms 103 (5), Genesis 28 (4)

Forms

• ברוך 59
• ויברך 33
• ברך 23
• ברכו 21
• יברכך 17
• יברך 16
• ויברכהו 9
• ויברכו 9
• לברך 9
• וברוך 7

Words used with it

Words that share verses with barakh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שֵׁם shem “name” 31
• עוֹלָם olam “forever” 21
• דָּוִד david “David” 26
• אָב av “father” 25
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 24
• ךָּ ka “you” 19
• רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 14
• בְּרָכָה berakhah “blessing” 11
• עַד ad “till” 19
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 14
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 20
• זֶרַע zera “seed” 12

Key verses

The verses using barakh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 12:2 — And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
• Genesis 22:17 — That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and…
• Genesis 26:3 — Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the…
• Genesis 48:15 — And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
• Genesis 48:16 — The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow…
• Exodus 20:24 — An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places…
• Deuteronomy 29:19 — And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination…
• 1 Kings 21:13 — And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the…
• 1 Chronicles 4:10 — And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou…
• Psalms 10:3 — For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
• Psalms 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
• Psalms 145:1 — [David’s Psalm of praise.] I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.