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 3 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.
If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Read word by wordLook down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Read word by word“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Read word by wordYou will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
Read word by wordThe fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Read word by wordYour basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.
Read word by wordYou will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
Read word by wordThe LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.
Read word by wordThe LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.
Read word by wordbecause when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 29.18
For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
Read word by wordThis is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
Read word by wordBless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
Read word by wordConcerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
Read word by wordConcerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
Read word by wordAnd concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
Read word by wordAll Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
Read word by wordThen Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
Read word by wordThen the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
Read word by wordSo Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
Read word by word(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
Read word by wordThe Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
Read word by wordbut I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
Read word by word“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
Read word by wordMy heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
Read word by wordMost blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
Read word by wordSo the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Read word by wordsaid to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
Read word by wordJust then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
Read word by wordThen her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
Read word by wordThen Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
Read word by wordThen Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
Read word by wordThen the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
Read word by wordAnd Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
Read word by wordAs soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
Read word by wordJust as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
Read word by wordWhen Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
Read word by word“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
Read word by wordMeanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
Read word by wordThen David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
Read word by wordBlessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
Read word by wordOn hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
Read word by wordSaul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
Read word by wordSo David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
Read word by wordThus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and all his household.
Read word by wordNow it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
Read word by wordWhen David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordWhen David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
Read word by wordNow therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”
Read word by wordhe sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
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