בָרַךְ bârak

Hebrew · Strong's H1288 · pronounced baw-rak' · used 330 times in 289 verses

Meaning

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: [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.

Derivation: a primitive root;

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Where it is used

1 Chronicles 29:20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
2 Chronicles 2:12 And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
2 Chronicles 6:3 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
2 Chronicles 6:4 and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
2 Chronicles 6:13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
2 Chronicles 9:8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 20:26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
2 Chronicles 30:27 Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
2 Chronicles 31:8 When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 31:10 and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”
Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
Nehemiah 8:6 Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 11:2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Job 1:5 And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Job 1:11 But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Job 2:5 But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Job 2:9 Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
Job 31:20 if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Psalms 5:12 For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
Psalms 10:3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Psalms 16:7 I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
Psalms 18:46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
Psalms 26:12 My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.
Psalms 28:6 Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
Psalms 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
Psalms 29:11 The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
Psalms 31:21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Psalms 34:1 Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
Psalms 37:22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
Psalms 41:13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Psalms 45:2 You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalms 49:18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
Psalms 62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psalms 63:4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
Psalms 65:10 You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
Psalms 66:8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
Psalms 66:20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
Psalms 67:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Psalms 67:6 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
Psalms 67:7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalms 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
Psalms 68:26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
Psalms 68:35 O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Psalms 72:15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
Psalms 72:17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
Psalms 89:52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
Psalms 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Psalms 96:2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.
Psalms 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
Psalms 103:20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Psalms 103:21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
Psalms 103:22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!