Strong's Hebrew · H1288
H1288 bârak
בָּרַךְ
baw-rak'
to bless
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bârak appears 330 times in Scripture, including Genesis 1:22 and Genesis 1:28. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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)
In the King James Version
× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 330 times in Scripture
“that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.””
“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.”
“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.””
“Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.””
“And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.”
“Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!””
“He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.”
“Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
