Strong's Lexicon: H1293 בְּרָכָה

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1293
Word:	בְּרָכָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H1288
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	69
Transliteration:	Brakah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ber-aw-kaw'
Meaning:	1. benediction 2. (by implication) prosperity
KJV Renderings:	blessing, liberal, pool, present.

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I. בְּרָכָה noun feminine blessing (Arabic [untranscribed source text 706]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 707] Aramaic בִּרְכָּא [untranscribed source text 708]; Late Hebrew as Hebrew) — ׳ ב Gen 12:2 + 39 t.; construct בִּרְכַּת Gen 28:4 + 9 t.; suffix בִּרְכָתוֺ Gen 49:28 + 7 t.; plural בְּרָכוֺת Ps 21:7 + 4 t.; construct בִּרְכוֺת, בִּרְכֹת Gen 49:25 + 5 t.; suffix בִּרְכוֺתֵיכֶם Mal 2:2 —

1. blessing:

a. of parent Gen 27:12; Gen 27:41; Gen 49:28 ( J E ), of Moses Deut 33:1.

b. of God Exod 32:29 ( E ) Lev 25:21 ( P ) Deut 11:26; Deut 11:27; Deut 11:29; Deut 23:6 (= Neh 13:2) Deut 28:2; Deut 28:8; Deut 30:1; Deut 30:19; Josh 8:34 ( D ) 2Sam 7:29; Ps 3:9 ; Ps 21:4 ; Ps 133:3; Isa 44:3; Ezek 34:26 ; Ezek 44:30 ; Joel 2:14 ; Mal 3:10 ברכת יהוה Gen 39:5 ( J ) Deut 12:15; Deut 16:17; Deut 33:23; Ps 129:8; Prov 10:22 ׳ ברכה מאת י Ps 24:5 ברכת אברהם Gen 28:4 ( P ), the blessing given to Abraham.

c. of the people, in recognition of good men Ps 109:17; Prov 10:6; Prov 11:26; Prov 24:25 ; Prov 28:20 .

d. of a poor man, in recognition of benefits Job 29:13.

2. source of blessing: Abraham Gen 12:2 ( J ); Israel Isa 19:24; Ezek 34:26; Zech 8:13 seed of the righteous Ps 37:26 the king Ps 21:7 memory of the righteous Prov 10:7 new wine Isa 65:8.

3. blessing, prosperity: בברכת ישׁרים by the prosperity of the upright (the city is exalted) Prov 11:11 גם ברכות יעטה מורה yea, the early rain covereth with blessings Ps 84:7 compare Gen 49:25 ; Gen 49:26 וארותי את ברכותיכם and I will curse your prosperity Mal 2:2.

4. blessing, praise of God Neh 9:5.

5. a gift, present Gen 33:11 ( E ) Josh 15:19 ( J ) Judg 1:15 ; 1Sam 25:27; 1Sam 30:26; 2Kgs 5:15 נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה a liberal person Prov 11:25 (compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 709], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 710]).

6. treaty of peace 2Kgs 18:31 = Isa 36:16.

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ברכה (b’rah-chah’)

Genesis 12:2

KJV: 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:

EHCC: thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 27:12

KJV: My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

EHCC: and not a blessing.

Genesis 33:11

KJV: Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.enough: Heb. all things

EHCC: Take, 1 pray thee, my blessing

Genesis 39:5

KJV: And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

EHCC: and the blessing of the Lord

Genesis 49:25

KJV: Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

EHCC: bless thee with blessings of heaven above,

Exodus 82:29

EHCC: he may bestow upon you a blessing

Leviticus 25:21

KJV: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

EHCC: Then {wai command my blesng

Leviticus 12:15

EHCC: & 16:17. cecording to the blessiag of the Lord

Leviticus 23:5

KJV: In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover.

EHCC: (6).turned the curse into a blessing

Leviticus 30:1

EHCC: the blessing and the curse,

Judges 1:15

KJV: And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

EHCC: Give me ₪ blessing :

2 Kings 5:15

KJV: And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

EHCC: take 6 blessing of thy servant.

2 Chronicles 20:26

KJV: And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.Berachah: that is, blessing

EHCC: in the valley of Berachah ; . Blessing

Nehemiah 9:5

KJV: Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

EHCC: exalted above all bicsring and praise.

Job 29:13

KJV: The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

EHCC: The blessing of him that was ready

Job 109:17

EHCC: as he delighted not in blessing,

Proverbs 10:6

KJV: Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

EHCC: Blessings (are) upon the head of

Proverbs 96:16

EHCC: Make (an agreement) with me (by) 4

Zechariah 8:13

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

EHCC: ye shall be a blessing: