Quick Definition
to bless
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)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
TWOT Reference: 285
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to bless, kneel
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kneel
1a2) to bless
1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
1c) (Piel) to bless
1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to bless, kneel
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kneel
1a2) to bless
1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
1c) (Piel) to bless
1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בָּרַךְ
bârak
BDB Definition:
1) to bless, kneel
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kneel
1a2) to bless
1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself
1c) (Piel) to bless
1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored
1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel
1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself
2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 285
Total KJV Occurrences: 324
Bible Occurrences (289)
1:22
1:28
2:3
5:2
9:1
9:26
12:2
12:3
14:19
14:20
17:16
17:20
18:18
22:17
22:18
24:1
24:11
24:27
24:31
24:35
24:48
24:60
25:11
26:3
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26:12
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26:29
27:4
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27:10
27:19
27:23
27:25
27:27
27:29
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27:34
27:38
27:41
28:1
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28:6
28:14
30:27
30:30
31:55
32:26
32:29
35:9
39:5
47:7
47:10
48:3
48:9
48:15
48:16
48:20
49:25
49:28
5:12
10:3
16:7
18:46
26:12
28:6
28:9
29:11
31:21
34:1
37:22
41:13
45:2
49:18
62:4
63:4
65:10
66:8
66:20
67:1
67:6
67:7
68:19
68:26
68:35
72:15
72:17
72:18
72:19
89:52
95:6
96:2
100:4
103:1
103:2
103:20
103:21
103:22
104:1
104:35
106:48
107:38
109:28
112:2
113:2
115:12
115:13
115:15
115:18
118:26
119:12
124:6
128:4
128:5
129:8
132:15
134:1
134:2
134:3
135:19
135:20
135:21
144:1
145:1
145:2
145:10
145:21
147:13