בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) means “to bless” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: baw-rak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בָּרַךְ · ba.rakh · to bless
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)
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a primitive root; 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)
KJV glosses: [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| blessed | 36 |
| bless | 28 |
| blessed be | 26 |
| will be blessed | 13 |
| be blessed | 10 |
| and blessed | 9 |
| and bless | 8 |
| to bless | 7 |
| has blessed | 6 |
| i will bless | 6 |
| bless you | 5 |
| will bless | 5 |
| has blessed you | 4 |
| he will bless | 4 |
| and bless you | 3 |
| and blessed be | 3 |
| are blessed | 3 |
| blessed is | 3 |
| i will bless you | 3 |
| may bless | 3 |
| they blessed | 3 |
| will bless you | 3 |
| and bless him | 2 |
| and blessed him | 2 |
| and blessed them | 2 |
| and he blessed | 2 |
| and to pronounce blessings | 2 |
| bless me | 2 |
| blessed are | 2 |
| blessed him | 2 |
| blesses us | 2 |
| curse you | 2 |
| had blessed | 2 |
| he blessed | 2 |
| he blessed them | 2 |
| he blesses | 2 |
| i will bless her | 2 |
| may bless me | 2 |
| may bless you | 2 |
| most blessed | 2 |
| then he blessed | 2 |
| those who bless you | 2 |
| a command to bless | 1 |
| and bless us | 1 |
| and blessed are | 1 |
| and blesses | 1 |
| and cursed | 1 |
| and he blessed abram | 1 |
| and he will bless | 1 |
| and i blessed | 1 |
| and i will bless her | 1 |
| and i will bless you | 1 |
| and it will be blessed | 1 |
| and pronounce blessings | 1 |
| and there he blessed | 1 |
| and they blessed | 1 |
| and those who bless you | 1 |
| and to bless | 1 |
| at all | 1 |
| be the most blessed | 1 |
| bless them | 1 |
| blessed me | 1 |
| blessed them | 1 |
| blesses | 1 |
| blesses you | 1 |
| blessing | 1 |
| but blessed | 1 |
| but gave him his blessing | 1 |
| but he blesses | 1 |
| curse | 1 |
| greet him | 1 |
| greets you | 1 |
| had blessed obed-edom | 1 |
| had given him | 1 |
| has blessed me | 1 |
| has blessed us abundantly | 1 |
| has blessed you forever | 1 |
| has cursed | 1 |
| have blessed it | 1 |
| he blessed him | 1 |
| he blesses them | 1 |
| he has blessed | 1 |
| he invokes a blessing | 1 |
| he may bless | 1 |
| he will bless us | 1 |
| home to bless | 1 |
| i will surely bless you | 1 |
| if one blesses | 1 |
| invokes a blessing | 1 |
| is like one who blesses | 1 |
| jacob blessed | 1 |
| jehu greeted him | 1 |
| kneel down | 1 |
| knelt down | 1 |
| let us kneel | 1 |
| may he bless | 1 |
| may they bless him | 1 |
| must bless | 1 |
| pronounced | 1 |
| shall blessing come | 1 |
| so he blessed him | 1 |
| so he blessed you again and again | 1 |
| so that i may bless you | 1 |
| so that you may bless | 1 |
| so they blessed | 1 |
| that i may bless them | 1 |
| then i blessed him | 1 |
| they bless | 1 |
| this blessing | 1 |
| this is how you are to bless | 1 |
| those he blesses | 1 |
| to congratulate | 1 |
| to greet | 1 |
| to greet him | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| we bless | 1 |
| we bless you | 1 |
| who blesses you | 1 |
| who will bless | 1 |
| will be blessed forever | 1 |
| will bless them | 1 |
| will do so | 1 |
| will surely bless you | 1 |
| with abundant | 1 |
| would bless | 1 |
| you and bless you | 1 |
| you are to bless | 1 |
| you bless | 1 |
| you bless me | 1 |
| you have blessed | 1 |
| you have cursed | 1 |
| you have only blessed them | 1 |
| you have persisted in blessing them | 1 |
| you who are blessed | 1 |
| you would bless me | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| blessed | 84 |
| bless | 29 |
| and blessed | 23 |
| hath blessed | 14 |
| shall bless | 11 |
| be blessed | 8 |
| and bless | 7 |
| may bless | 7 |
| to bless | 6 |
| and i will bless | 5 |
| he blessed | 5 |
| and he blessed | 4 |
| shall be blessed | 4 |
| he that blesseth | 3 |
| he will bless | 3 |
| i will bless | 3 |
| unto him and to bless | 3 |
| will i bless | 3 |
| and they blessed | 2 |
| had blessed | 2 |
| salute | 2 |
| thee to bless | 2 |
| thou blessed | 2 |
| all that he hath and he will curse | 1 |
| also of her yea i will bless | 1 |
| altogether | 1 |
| and behold thou hast altogether | 1 |
| and behold thou hast blessed | 1 |
| and blesseth | 1 |
| and cursed | 1 |
| and doth not bless | 1 |
| and have blessed | 1 |
| and he hath blessed | 1 |
| and he made | 1 |
| and he shall bless | 1 |
| and he will curse | 1 |
| and i will be with thee and will bless | 1 |
| and kneeled down | 1 |
| and to bless | 1 |
| and to congratulate | 1 |
| be no more bless | 1 |
| because he doth bless | 1 |
| behold bless | 1 |
| behold i have blessed | 1 |
| blessed him | 1 |
| blesseth | 1 |
| but bless | 1 |
| but blessed | 1 |
| but he blesseth | 1 |
| but we will bless | 1 |
| curse | 1 |
| did blaspheme | 1 |
| for there they blessed | 1 |
| for thou blessest | 1 |
| from thence and that as he blessed | 1 |
| have not blessed | 1 |
| he blesseth | 1 |
| he hath blessed | 1 |
| he may bless | 1 |
| he shall be blessed | 1 |
| he them and blessed | 1 |
| him and he saluted | 1 |
| him and to bless | 1 |
| him that he might salute | 1 |
| himself and thanked | 1 |
| i pray thee unto me and i will bless | 1 |
| i will abundantly | 1 |
| let us kneel | 1 |
| me be blessed | 1 |
| me indeed | 1 |
| moreover blessed | 1 |
| nor bless | 1 |
| now bless | 1 |
| o bless | 1 |
| of blessing | 1 |
| of the blessed | 1 |
| of us he will bless | 1 |
| praise | 1 |
| shall greatly | 1 |
| shall he be praised | 1 |
| so he blessed | 1 |
| that he bless | 1 |
| that he who blesseth | 1 |
| that he whom thou blessest | 1 |
| that in blessing | 1 |
| that they should bless | 1 |
| that ye may bless | 1 |
| the blessed | 1 |
| thee and bless | 1 |
| thee and blessed | 1 |
| thee and will bless | 1 |
| thee he will also bless | 1 |
| them at all | 1 |
| them that bless | 1 |
| then he blessed | 1 |
| then thou shalt bless | 1 |
| therefore he blessed | 1 |
| thereof shall not be blessed | 1 |
| they bless | 1 |
| they blessed | 1 |
| thou bless | 1 |
| thou blessest | 1 |
| thou didst blaspheme | 1 |
| thou hast blessed | 1 |
| thou shalt be blessed | 1 |
| thou wouldest bless | 1 |
| thus will i bless | 1 |
| to kneel down | 1 |
| to salute | 1 |
| unto and he shall bless | 1 |
| unto him blessed | 1 |
| unto thee and i will bless | 1 |
| unto them and blessed | 1 |
| unto them blessed | 1 |
| unto us and bless | 1 |
| upon you we bless | 1 |
| we have blessed | 1 |
| who shall bless | 1 |
| will bless | 1 |
| wilt bless | 1 |
| ye shall bless | 1 |
| you still | 1 |
Page 1 of 6. 289 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Read word by wordGod 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.”
Read word by wordThen God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
Read word by wordMale and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”
Read word by wordAnd God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
Read word by wordHe also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
Read word by wordI 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.
Read word by wordI will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Read word by wordand he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Read word by wordand blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
Read word by wordAnd I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
Read word by wordAs for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
Read word by wordAbraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Read word by wordI will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Read word by wordAnd through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Read word by wordBy now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
Read word by wordAs evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
Read word by wordsaying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
Read word by word“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
Read word by word“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
Read word by wordThen I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Read word by wordAnd they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
Read word by wordAfter Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
Read word by wordStay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Read word by wordI will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Read word by wordNow Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
Read word by wordand that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Read word by wordthat 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.”
Read word by wordThen prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
Read word by word‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
Read word by wordThen take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
Read word by wordJacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
Read word by wordIsaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
Read word by word“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
Read word by wordSo he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
Read word by wordMay peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
Read word by wordAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
Read word by wordHe too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
Read word by wordIsaac 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!”
Read word by wordWhen Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
Read word by wordEsau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
Read word by wordEsau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Read word by wordSo Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
Read word by wordMay God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
Read word by wordNow Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
Read word by wordYour descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Read word by wordBut Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
Read word by wordIndeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
Read word by wordEarly the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.1
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.27
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