BDB1330
[בָּרַךְ]329
verb
kneel, bless (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic
[untranscribed source text 701]; Ethiopic
[untranscribed source text 702]: Aramaic בְּרֵךְ
[untranscribed source text 703] (praise), Palmyrene especially in בריך שמו לעלמא
VogPalm. 74 ff. compare 94, 144) —
Qal
Imperfect
יִבְּרַךְ
2Chr 6:13
נִבְרְכָה
Ps 95:6
בָּרוֺךְ (see
Pi`el);
Passive participle
בָּרוּךְ
Gen 9:26 + 70
t.; —
1.
kneel down (so Arabic, Syriac, Ethiopic): וַיִּבְרַךְ עַלבִּֿרְכָּיו
and he kneeled upon his knees
2Chr 6:13
׳
נִבְרְכָה לפני י
let us kneel before Yahweh
Ps 95:6.
2.
bless
(only passive participle).
a.
of God:
׳
בָּרוּךְ י
blessed be (or is) ׳
י
Exod 18:10
(
E
) Gen
9:26; Gen 24:27 (
J
) Ruth
4:14; 1Sam 25:32: 1Sam 25:39; 2Sam 18:28; 1Kgs 1:48; 1Kgs 5:21; 1Kgs 8:51; 1Kgs 8:56;
1Kgs 10:9
; 1Chr
16:36; 1Chr 29:10; 2Chr 2:11; 2Chr 6:4; 2Chr 9:8;
Ps 28:6;
Ps 31:22
; Ps
41:14; Ps 72:18; Ps 89:53; Ps 106:48; Ps 119:12; Ps 124:6; Ps 135:21; Ps 144:1
; Zech 11:5
אלהים
׳
ב
Ps 66:20
; Ps
68:36
אדני
׳
ב
Ps 68:20
(probably for an original יהוה); אל עליון
׳
ב
Gen 14:20
(
E
); צוּרִי
׳
ב
2Sam 22:47
(= Ps
18:47); ׳
כבוד י
׳
ב
Ezek 3:12
שׁם
׳
ב
כבודו
Ps 72:19
.
b.
of men:
Gen 27:33
(
J
) Num
22:12 (
E
) Deut
7:14;
Deut 28:3; Deut 28:6; Deut 33:20; Deut 33:24; 1Sam 25:33; 1Sam 26:25; Judg 17:2;
1Kgs 2:45
; Ps
118:26; Isa 19:25; Jer 17:7; Jer 20:14
מברכך ברוך
blessed be the one blessing thee
Gen 27:29
; Num 24:9
(
E
); ליהוה
׳
ב
Ruth 2:19;
Ruth 2:20;
Ruth 3:10;
1Sam 15:13
; 1Sam
23:21;
2Sam 2:5; Ps 115:15
לאל עליון
׳
ב
Gen 14:19
׳
בְּרוּךְ י
Gen 24:31
; Gen
26:29 (
J
); ׳
בְּרוּכֵי י
Isa 65:23
.
c.
things:
בָּרוּךְ פרי
בטנך
blessed be the fruit of thy womb
Deut 28:4
compare Deut 28:5
; 1Sam
25:33; Prov 5:18.
Niph`al
Perfect
נִבְרְכוּ
Gen 12:3
; Gen
18:18; Gen
28:14 (
J
) bless oneself (compare
Hithpa`el).
Pi`el233
Perfect
בֵּרַךְ
Gen
24:1 + 29 t.;
בֵּרֵךְ
Ps
10:3;
Num 23:20
בֵּרְכוּ
2Chr 20:26
וּבֵרֲכוּ
Job 1:5
suffix
בֵּרֲכוֺ,
בֵּרֲכַּנִי, etc.,
Gen
27:27 + 5 t.;
בֵּרַכְךָ
Deut 2:7
+ 9 t.;
Imperfect
יְבָרֵךְ,
וַיְּבֶ֫רֶךְ etc.,
Gen 28:3 + 52 t.;
אֲבָֽרֲכָה
Gen
12:3 + 2 t.; plural
יְבָֽרֲכוּ
Gen 24:60 + 11 t.; suffix
יְבָרֶכְךָ
Gen 27:10 + 21 t.;
יְבָֽרֲכֶךָּ
Gen 49:25 + 2 t.;
יְבָֽרֲכֵהוּ
Gen 14:19 + 16 t.;
יְבָֽרֲכֵם
Gen 48:20 + 6 t.;
אֲבָרֶכְכָה
Gen
27:7
תְּבָֽרֲכַּ נִּי
Gen 27:19;
Gen 27:31
יְבָֽרֲכֶנְהוּ
Ps 72:15
יְבָֽרֲכוּכָה
Ps 145:10
Imperative
בָּרֵךְ
Deut 33:11 + 29 t.;
Infinitive construct
בָּרֵךְ
Gen 22:17 + 24 t.;
Infinitive absolute
בָּרוֺךְ
Josh 24:10 (
Ki, compare
Köi. 191,
Ew§
240 b, 2
Ol
Sta);
Participle
מְבָרֵךְ
Prov 27:14
+ 4 t.; —
1.
bless God, adore with bended knees: accusative ׳
ברך י
Gen 24:48
(
J
) Deut
8:10; Judg
5:2; Judg
5:9;
1Chr 29:10; 1Chr 29:20; 2Chr 20:26; 2Chr 31:8; Neh 9:5; Ps
16:7;
Ps 26:12;
Ps 34:2; Ps
63:5; Ps 103:20; Ps 103:21; Ps 103:22
;
Ps 115:18; Ps 134:1; Ps 134:2; Ps 135:19; Ps 135:20; Ps 145:2; Ps 145:10
ברכי
׳
נפשׁי את י
Ps 103:1
; Ps
103:2; Ps 103:22; Ps 104:1; Ps 104:35
ברך שׁם
bless the name of Yahweh
Neh
9:5; Ps
96:2;
Ps 100:4; Ps 145:1; Ps 145:21
ברך
אלהים
Josh 22:33
; Ps 66:8
; Ps
68:27
(doubtless for an original יהוה), with לְ
1Chr 29:20
מְבָרֵךְ אָוָן
Isa 66:3 (of idolatrous worship).
2.
God blesses
a.
men: absolute Num 23:20 (
E
) Ps
109:28 with accusative Gen 32:27; Gen 32:30
; Gen 48:16
; Exod
20:24;
Num
24:1;
Josh 24:10 (
E
) Gen
12:2;
Gen 12:3; Gen 22:17; Gen
24:1;
Gen 24:35; Gen 26:12; Gen 30:27; Gen 30:30; Gen
39:5;
Gen 49:25; Josh 17:14 (
J
) Gen
1:22;
Gen 1:28;
Gen 5:2; Gen
9:1
; Gen
17:16;
Gen 17:20; Gen 25:11; Gen 26:3; Gen 26:24; Gen
28:3;
Gen 35:9;
Gen 48:3;
Num 6:24;
Num
6:27 (
P
) Deut
1:11; Deut
2:7;
Deut 7:13;
Deut 12:7; Deut 14:24; Deut 14:29;
Deut 15:4;
Deut 15:6; Deut 15:10; Deut 15:14; Deut 15:18; Deut 16:10; Deut 16:15
; Deut
23:21;
Deut 24:13; Deut 24:19; Deut 26:15;
Deut 28:8; Deut 30:16;
Deut 2:11;
Deut 2:12;
Deut 7:29;
Deut 1:10; Deut 13:14;
Deut 17:27
; Deut 26:5
;
Deut 2:10;
Ps 5:13; Ps
28:9;
Ps 29:11;
Ps 45:3; Ps
67:2;
Ps 67:7; Ps
67:8; Ps 107:38;
Ps 115:12
;
Ps 115:13; Ps 128:5; Ps 134:3; Ps 147:13; Prov 3:33; Isa 19:25; Isa 51:2; Isa 61:9;
Jer 31:23
; Hag 2:19
,
b.
things: Sabbath Gen 2:3; Exod 20:11 (
P
); field
Gen 27:27 (
E
); bread Exod 23:25 (
E
); work
Deut 28:12; Job 1:10 compare Deut 33:11; Ps 65:11; Ps 132:15.
3.
men bless men: priests & kings ׳
בשׁם י
Deut 10:8;
Deut 21:5; 2Sam 6:18;
1Chr 16:2; 1Chr 23:13; Ps 129:8
Melchizedek Abraham Gen 14:19 Moses Deut 33:1; Exod 12:32; Exod 39:43 Joshua Josh 14:13; Josh 22:6;
Josh 22:7 priests Lev 9:22; Lev 9:23; Num 6:23;
Deut 27:12
; Josh 8:33
;
2Chr 30:27; Ps 118:26 Solomon
1Kgs 8:14; 1Kgs 8:55 ( = 2Chr 6:3); David
2Sam 6:20 (= 1Chr 16:43) 2Sam 19:40 Eli
1Sam 2:20 Balaam Num 22:6; Num 23:11; Num 23:20; Num 23:25; Num 24:10 fathers, especially
on death-bed Gen
27:4 + 12 t. Gen 27 (all
J
E
) Gen
28:1;
Gen 28:6 (
P
) Gen
32:1 (
E
) Gen
48:9 (
P
) Gen
48:15;
Gen 48:20; Gen 49:28 (
J
)
2Sam 13:25 in consecrating a sacrifice
1Sam 9:13.
4.
salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than שׁלום
):
בך יברך ישׂראל
with thee will Israel bless
Gen 48:20
(
E
).
a.
in meeting
Gen 47:7 (
P
)
2Kgs
4:29; 2Kgs 10:15; 1Sam 13:10.
b.
in departing
Gen 24:60
(
J
) Gen
47:10 (
P
)
1Kgs
8:66.
c.
by messengers
1Sam
25:14
;
2Sam
8:10; 1Chr 18:10.
d.
in gratitude
Job
31:20
;
Prov 30:11;
Neh 11:2.
e.
morning salutation
Prov
27:14
.
f.
congratulations for prosperity Gen 12:3 (
J
) Gen
27:29;
Num 24:9 (
E
)
1Kgs
1:47;
Ps 49:19;
Ps
62:5.
g.
in homage
2Sam
14:22
;
Ps
72:15.
h.
in friendliness
2Sam 21:3
.
5.
bless, with the antithetical meaning curse (Thes) from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to,
taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English
as well as in the Shemitic cognates: 1Kgs 21:10; 1Kgs 21:13
; Job 1:5
; Job
1:11
; Job 2:5
; Job
2:9; Ps
10:3.
Pu`al
Imperfect
יְבֹרַךְ
2Sam 7:29
+ 3
t.;
תְּבֹרַךְ
Judg 5:24;
Prov 20:21
Participle
מְבֹרָךְ
Num 22:6 + 3
t.;
feminine
מְבֹרֶכֶת
Deut 33:13
מְבֹרָכָיו
Ps 37:22
—
1. passive to be blessed, adored:
׳
שׁם י
Job 1:21;
Ps 113:2
2.
prospered by God:
a. persons 2Sam 7:29; 1Chr
17:27;
Ps 37:22; Ps 112:2
;
Ps
128:4; Prov 20:21.
b. things Deut 33:13.
3.
have prosperity invoked, by Balaam Num 22:6.
4.
in gratitude
Prov 22:9
; Judg 5:24
.
Hiph`il
וַיַּבְרֵךְ חַגְּמַלִּים
and he made his camels kneel
Gen
24:11
(
J
).
Hithpa`el
הִתְבָּרֵךְ
Deut
29:18 + 3 t.; Imperfect
יִתְבָּרֵךְ
Isa
65:16; Ps
72:17
Participle
מִתְבָּרֵךְ
Isa
65:16 — bless oneself
, congratulate onself בלבבו in his heart Deut 29:18
בזרעך with or by (compare בְּ
III.2.d.) thy seed (invoke for oneself the
blessing
of the see of Abraham) Gen 22:18
;
Gen 26:4 (
J
); by the Messianic king Ps 72:17
באלהי אמן
Isa
65:16 by ׳
י
Jer 4:2
.
BDB9387
[בְּרַךְ] verb
kneel, bless (so Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe
Participle
1.
active
בָּרֵךְ עַלבִּֿרְכוֺ֫הִי
Dan 6:11
kneeling on his knees (in prayer).
2.
passive
בְּרִיךְ
Dan 3:28
blessed (be) the God, etc.
Pa`el
bless, praise: Perfect 3 masculine singular בָּרִךְ
Dan 2:19, 1
singular בָּֽתְכֵת (K§ 39, 3) Dan 4:31, both
with ל of God; Passive participle
מְבָרַךְ
Dan 2:20 the
name of God (be) blessed.