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 2 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.
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.30
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
Read word by wordFrom the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
Read word by wordThen Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Read word by wordThen Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
Read word by wordJacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Read word by wordJoseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
Read word by wordThen he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Read word by wordthe angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Read word by wordSo that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Read word by wordby the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
Read word by wordThese are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
Read word by wordTake your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
Read word by wordJethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
Read word by wordFor in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Read word by wordYou are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
Read word by wordSo you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
Read word by wordAnd Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
Read word by wordAaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
Read word by wordMoses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
Read word by word“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
Read word by word‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
Read word by wordSo they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Read word by wordSo please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
Read word by wordBut God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
Read word by wordThen Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
Read word by wordI have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Read word by wordNow Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
Read word by wordAnd when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
Read word by wordHe crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
Read word by wordThen Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.
Read word by wordMay the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
Read word by wordIndeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.
Read word by wordHe will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.
Read word by wordYou will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock.
Read word by wordWhen you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
Read word by wordAt that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
Read word by wordThere, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
Read word by wordBut if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
Read word by wordThen the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
Read word by wordThere will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
Read word by wordWhen the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
Read word by wordGive generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
Read word by wordYou are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.
Read word by wordDo not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
Read word by wordAnd you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,
Read word by wordFor seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.
Read word by wordAnd the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Read word by wordYou may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 23.21
be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
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