Strong's Concordance H1288

Original Word: בָּרַךְ
Transliteration: bârak
Phonetic Spelling: baw-rak'
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); × abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.

Usages throughout the bible

Genesis 1:22 - And God blessed H1288 them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28 - And God blessed H1288 them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:3 - And God blessed H1288 the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Genesis 5:2 - Male and female created he them; and blessed H1288 them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Genesis 9:1 - And God blessed H1288 Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Genesis 9:26 - And he said, Blessed H1288 be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 12:2 - And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless H1288 thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 12:3 - And I will bless H1288 them that bless H1288 thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. H1288

Genesis 14:19 - And he blessed H1288 him, and said, Blessed H1288 be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Genesis 14:20 - And blessed H1288 be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 17:16 - And I will bless H1288 her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless H1288 her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Genesis 17:20 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed H1288 him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 18:18 - Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed H1288 in him?

Genesis 22:17 - That in blessing H1288 I will bless H1288 thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Genesis 22:18 - And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; H1288 because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 24:1 - And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed H1288 Abraham in all things.

Genesis 24:11 - And he made H1288 his camels to kneel down H1288 without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:27 - And he said, Blessed H1288 be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 24:31 - And he said, Come in, thou blessed H1288 of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

Genesis 24:35 - And the LORD hath blessed H1288 my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 24:48 - And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed H1288 the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

Genesis 24:60 - And they blessed H1288 Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Genesis 25:11 - And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed H1288 his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

Genesis 26:3 - Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless H1288 thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Genesis 26:4 - And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; H1288

Genesis 26:12 - Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed H1288 him.

Genesis 26:24 - And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless H1288 thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Genesis 26:29 - That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed H1288 of the LORD.

Genesis 27:4 - And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless H1288 thee before I die.

Genesis 27:7 - Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless H1288 thee before the LORD before my death.

Genesis 27:10 - And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless H1288 thee before his death.

Genesis 27:19 - And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless H1288 me.

Genesis 27:23 - And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed H1288 him.

Genesis 27:25 - And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless H1288 thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Genesis 27:27 - And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed H1288 him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: H1288

Genesis 27:29 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed H1288 be he that blesseth H1288 thee.

Genesis 27:30 - And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing H1288 Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

Genesis 27:31 - And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless H1288 me.

Genesis 27:33 - And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed H1288 him? yea, and he shall be blessed. H1288

Genesis 27:34 - And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless H1288 me, even me also, O my father.

Genesis 27:38 - And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless H1288 me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

Genesis 27:41 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: H1288 and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Genesis 28:1 - And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed H1288 him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Genesis 28:3 - And God Almighty bless H1288 thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

Genesis 28:6 - When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed H1288 Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed H1288 him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Genesis 28:14 - And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. H1288

Genesis 30:27 - And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed H1288 me for thy sake.

Genesis 30:30 - For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed H1288 thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

Genesis 31:55 - And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed H1288 them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

Genesis 32:26 - And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless H1288 me.