Hebrew word study

בָרַךְbârak — to kneel

Pronounced “baw-rak'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: abundantly, altogether, at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, greatly, indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, still, thank.

Appears 329 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 72×

Genesis 1:22 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 2:3 Genesis 5:2 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 9:26 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 12:3 Genesis 14:19 Genesis 14:20 Genesis 17:16 Genesis 17:20 Genesis 18:18 Genesis 22:17 Genesis 22:18 Genesis 24:1 Genesis 24:11 Genesis 24:27 Genesis 24:31 Genesis 24:35 Genesis 24:48 Genesis 24:60 Genesis 25:11 Genesis 26:3 Genesis 26:4+ 47 more in Genesis

Exodus — 6×

Exodus 12:32 Exodus 18:10 Exodus 20:11 Exodus 20:24 Exodus 23:25 Exodus 39:43

Leviticus — 2×

Leviticus 9:22 Leviticus 9:23

Numbers — 17×

Numbers 6:23 Numbers 6:24 Numbers 6:27 Numbers 22:6 Numbers 22:12 Numbers 23:11 Numbers 23:20 Numbers 23:25 Numbers 24:1 Numbers 24:9 Numbers 24:10+ 6 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 39×

Deuteronomy 1:11 Deuteronomy 2:7 Deuteronomy 7:13 Deuteronomy 7:14 Deuteronomy 8:10 Deuteronomy 10:8 Deuteronomy 12:7 Deuteronomy 14:24 Deuteronomy 14:29 Deuteronomy 15:4 Deuteronomy 15:6 Deuteronomy 15:10 Deuteronomy 15:14 Deuteronomy 15:18 Deuteronomy 16:10 Deuteronomy 16:15 Deuteronomy 21:5 Deuteronomy 23:20 Deuteronomy 24:13 Deuteronomy 24:19 Deuteronomy 26:15 Deuteronomy 27:12 Deuteronomy 28:3 Deuteronomy 28:4 Deuteronomy 28:5+ 14 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 8×

Joshua 8:33 Joshua 14:13 Joshua 17:14 Joshua 22:6 Joshua 22:7 Joshua 22:33 Joshua 24:10+ 1 more in Joshua

Judges — 6×

Judges 5:2 Judges 5:9 Judges 5:24 Judges 13:24 Judges 17:2+ 1 more in Judges

Ruth — 5×

Ruth 2:4 Ruth 2:19 Ruth 2:20 Ruth 3:10 Ruth 4:14

1 Samuel — 11×

1 Sam 2:20 1 Sam 9:13 1 Sam 13:10 1 Sam 15:13 1 Sam 23:21 1 Sam 25:14 1 Sam 25:32 1 Sam 25:33 1 Sam 25:39 1 Sam 26:25+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 14×

2 Sam 2:5 2 Sam 6:11 2 Sam 6:12 2 Sam 6:18 2 Sam 6:20 2 Sam 7:29 2 Sam 8:10 2 Sam 13:25 2 Sam 14:22 2 Sam 18:28 2 Sam 19:39 2 Sam 21:3 2 Sam 22:47+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 12×

1 Ki 1:47 1 Ki 1:48 1 Ki 2:45 1 Ki 5:7 1 Ki 8:14 1 Ki 8:15 1 Ki 8:55 1 Ki 8:56 1 Ki 8:66 1 Ki 10:9 1 Ki 21:10 1 Ki 21:13

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 4:29 2 Ki 10:15+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 16×

1 Chr 4:10 1 Chr 13:14 1 Chr 16:2 1 Chr 16:36 1 Chr 16:43 1 Chr 17:27 1 Chr 18:10 1 Chr 23:13 1 Chr 26:5 1 Chr 29:10 1 Chr 29:20+ 5 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 9×

2 Chr 2:12 2 Chr 6:3 2 Chr 6:4 2 Chr 6:13 2 Chr 9:8 2 Chr 20:26 2 Chr 30:27 2 Chr 31:8 2 Chr 31:10

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 7:27

Nehemiah — 4×

Nehemiah 8:6 Nehemiah 9:5 Nehemiah 11:2+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Job — 8×

Job 1:5 Job 1:10 Job 1:11 Job 1:21 Job 2:5 Job 2:9 Job 31:20 Job 42:12

Psalms — 75×

Psalms 5:12 Psalms 10:3 Psalms 16:7 Psalms 18:46 Psalms 26:12 Psalms 28:6 Psalms 28:9 Psalms 29:11 Psalms 31:21 Psalms 34:1 Psalms 37:22 Psalms 41:13 Psalms 45:2 Psalms 49:18 Psalms 62:4 Psalms 63:4 Psalms 65:10 Psalms 66:8 Psalms 66:20 Psalms 67:1 Psalms 67:6 Psalms 67:7 Psalms 68:19 Psalms 68:26 Psalms 68:35+ 50 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 3:33 Proverbs 5:18 Proverbs 20:21 Proverbs 22:9 Proverbs 27:14 Proverbs 30:11

Isaiah — 8×

Isaiah 19:25 Isaiah 51:2 Isaiah 61:9 Isaiah 65:16 Isaiah 65:23 Isaiah 66:3+ 2 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 4:2 Jeremiah 17:7 Jeremiah 20:14 Jeremiah 31:23

Ezekiel — 1×

Ezekiel 3:12

Haggai — 1×

Haggai 2:19

Zechariah — 1×

Zech 11:5

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