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

Deuteronomy 24:19 - When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless H1288 thee in all the work of thine hands.

Deuteronomy 26:15 - Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless H1288 thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 27:12 - These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless H1288 the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

Deuteronomy 28:3 - Blessed H1288 shalt thou be in the city, and blessed H1288 shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:4 - Blessed H1288 shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deuteronomy 28:5 - Blessed H1288 shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deuteronomy 28:6 - Blessed H1288 shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed H1288 shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Deuteronomy 28:8 - The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless H1288 thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 28:12 - The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless H1288 all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Deuteronomy 29:19 - And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless H1288 himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

Deuteronomy 30:16 - In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless H1288 thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 33:1 - And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed H1288 the children of Israel before his death.

Deuteronomy 33:11 - Bless, H1288 LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

Deuteronomy 33:13 - And of Joseph he said, Blessed H1288 of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:20 - And of Gad he said, Blessed H1288 be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Deuteronomy 33:24 - And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed H1288 with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

Joshua 8:33 - And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless H1288 the people of Israel.

Joshua 14:13 - And Joshua blessed H1288 him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

Joshua 17:14 - And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed H1288 me hitherto?

Joshua 22:6 - So Joshua blessed H1288 them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

Joshua 22:7 - Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed H1288 them,

Joshua 22:33 - And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed H1288 God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

Joshua 24:10 - But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed H1288 you still: H1288 so I delivered you out of his hand.

Judges 5:2 - Praise H1288 ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

Judges 5:9 - My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless H1288 ye the LORD.

Judges 5:24 - Blessed H1288 above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed H1288 shall she be above women in the tent.

Judges 13:24 - And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed H1288 him.

Judges 17:2 - And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed H1288 be thou of the LORD, my son.

Ruth 2:4 - And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless H1288 thee.

Ruth 2:19 - And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed H1288 be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.

Ruth 2:20 - And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed H1288 be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

Ruth 3:10 - And he said, Blessed H1288 be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

Ruth 4:14 - And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed H1288 be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

1 Samuel 2:20 - And Eli blessed H1288 Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

1 Samuel 9:13 - As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless H1288 the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

1 Samuel 13:10 - And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute H1288 him.

1 Samuel 15:13 - And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed H1288 be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

1 Samuel 23:21 - And Saul said, Blessed H1288 be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

1 Samuel 25:14 - But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute H1288 our master; and he railed on them.

1 Samuel 25:32 - And David said to Abigail, Blessed H1288 be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

1 Samuel 25:33 - And blessed H1288 be thy advice, and blessed H1288 be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

1 Samuel 25:39 - And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed H1288 be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

1 Samuel 26:25 - Then Saul said to David, Blessed H1288 be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

2 Samuel 2:5 - And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed H1288 be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

2 Samuel 6:11 - And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed H1288 Obededom, and all his household.

2 Samuel 6:12 - And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed H1288 the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

2 Samuel 6:18 - And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed H1288 the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

2 Samuel 6:20 - Then David returned to bless H1288 his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

2 Samuel 7:29 - Therefore now let it please thee to bless H1288 the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed H1288 for ever.

2 Samuel 8:10 - Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless H1288 him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: