Word Study · Strong's H1293 · Hebrew
בְּרָכָה
Berakah
ber-aw-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bᵉrâkâh
“benediction”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
benediction; by implication prosperity
Rendered in the KJV as
blessing, liberal, pool, present.
- 69occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 18 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 46inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 69 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 46
- בְּרָכָ֖ה5
- בִּרְכַּ֣ת4
- בְרָכָ֖ה3
- בְּרָכָֽה׃3
- בְרָכָ֗ה2
- בְרָכָה֙2
- בְּרָכָ֔ה2
- בְּרָכָ֑ה2
- בִּרְכֹ֥ת2
- בִּרְכֹ֣ת2
- בִּרְכָתִי֙2
- הַבְּרָכָ֑ה2
and 34 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- a blessing15
- the blessing9
- blessing7
- [the] blessing of6
- blessings4
- blessings of4
- blessing my3
- [the] blessings of2
- according to [the] blessing of2
- blessing your2
- into blessing2
- ¿ [does] a blessing1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 16
- noun · feminine singular22
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)6
- preposition + noun · feminine singular5
- noun · feminine plural4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 22
- HTd/Ncfsa · 10
- HNcfsc · 7
- HNcfpc · 6
- HR/Ncfsa · 5
- HNcfpa · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HR/Ncfsc · 3
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2ms · 1
All 69, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis16 of 69 · 23%
- Deuteronomy12 of 69 · 17%
- Psalms9 of 69 · 13%
- Proverbs8 of 69 · 12%
- Isaiah4 of 69 · 6%
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Genesis16 occurrences
- Genesis 12:2בְּרָכָֽה׃berakhahnoun · feminine singularI will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.here: a blessing
- Genesis 27:12בְרָכָֽה׃verakhahnoun · feminine singularWhat if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”here: a blessing
- Genesis 27:35בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃birkhatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”here: blessing your
- Genesis 27:36בִּרְכָתִ֑יbirkhatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSo Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”here: blessing my
- Genesis 27:36בְּרָכָֽה׃berakhahnoun · feminine singularSo Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”here: a blessing
- Genesis 27:38הַֽבְרָכָ֨הhavrakhahquestion particle + noun · feminine singularEsau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.here: ¿ [does] a blessing
- Genesis 27:41הַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularEsau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”here: the blessing
- Genesis 28:4בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”here: [the] blessing of
- Genesis 33:11בִּרְכָתִי֙birkhatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularPlease accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.here: blessing my
- Genesis 39:5בִּרְכַּ֤תbirkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From 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.here: [the] blessing of
- Genesis 49:25בִּרְכֹ֤תbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)by 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.here: blessings of
- Genesis 49:25בִּרְכֹ֥תbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)by 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.here: blessings of
- Genesis 49:25בִּרְכֹ֥תbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)by 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.here: blessings of
- Genesis 49:26בִּרְכֹ֣תbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.here: [the] blessings of
- Genesis 49:26בִּרְכֹ֣תbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.here: [the] blessings of
- Genesis 49:28כְּבִרְכָת֖וֹkevirkhatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThese 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.here: according to blessing his
Deuteronomy12 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 11:26בְּרָכָ֖הberakhahnoun · feminine singularSee, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—here: a blessing
- Deuteronomy 11:27הַבְּרָכָ֑הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulara blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,here: the blessing
- Deuteronomy 11:29הַבְּרָכָה֙haberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.here: the blessing
- Deuteronomy 12:15כְּבִרְכַּ֨תkevirkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,here: according to [the] blessing of
- Deuteronomy 16:17כְּבִרְכַּ֛תkevirkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.here: according to [the] blessing of
- Deuteronomy 23:5לִבְרָכָ֑הlivrakhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularYet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.here: into blessing
- Deuteronomy 28:2הַבְּרָכ֥וֹתhaberakhotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:here: the blessings
- Deuteronomy 28:8הַבְּרָכָ֔הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe 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.here: the blessing
- Deuteronomy 30:1הַבְּרָכָה֙haberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,here: the blessing
- Deuteronomy 30:19הַבְּרָכָ֖הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularI call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,here: the blessing
- Deuteronomy 33:1הַבְּרָכָ֗הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.here: [is] the blessing
- Deuteronomy 33:23בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”here: [the] blessing of
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 8:34הַבְּרָכָ֖הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAfterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.here: the blessing
- Joshua 15:19בְרָכָ֗הverakhahnoun · feminine singular“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.here: a blessing
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 25:27הַבְּרָכָ֣הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.here: the blessing
- 1 Samuel 30:26בְּרָכָ֔הberakhahnoun · feminine singularWhen David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”here: a blessing
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 5:15בְרָכָ֖הverakhahnoun · feminine singularThen Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”here: a blessing
- 2 Kings 18:31בְרָכָה֙verakhahnoun · feminine singularDo not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,here: a blessing
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 9:5בְּרָכָ֖הberakhahnoun · feminine singularThen the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.here: blessing
- Nehemiah 13:2לִבְרָכָֽה׃livrakhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularbecause they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).here: into blessing
Psalms9 occurrences
- Psalms 3:8בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvirkhatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularSalvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selahhere: blessing your
- Psalms 21:3בִּרְכ֣וֹתbirkhotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.here: blessings of
- Psalms 21:6בְרָכ֣וֹתverakhotnoun · feminine pluralFor You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.here: blessings
- Psalms 24:5בְ֭רָכָהverakhahnoun · feminine singularHe will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.here: blessing
- Psalms 37:26לִבְרָכָֽה׃livrakhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThey are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.here: [become] into a blessing
- Psalms 84:6בְּ֝רָכ֗וֹתberakhotnoun · feminine pluralAs they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.here: blessings
- Psalms 109:17בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbivrakhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThe cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.here: in blessing
- Psalms 129:8בִּרְכַּֽת־birkat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”here: [the] blessing of
- Psalms 133:3הַבְּרָכָ֑הhaberakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularIt is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.here: the blessing
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 10:6בְּ֭רָכוֹתberakhotnoun · feminine pluralBlessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.here: blessings
- Proverbs 10:7לִבְרָכָ֑הlivrakhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThe memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.here: [is] for a blessing
- Proverbs 10:22בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.here: [the] blessing of
- Proverbs 11:11בְּבִרְכַּ֣תbevirkatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.here: by [the] blessing of
- Proverbs 11:25בְּרָכָ֥הberakhahnoun · feminine singularA generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.here: blessing
- Proverbs 11:26וּ֝בְרָכָ֗הuverakhahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThe people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.here: and a blessing
- Proverbs 24:25בִרְכַּת־virkat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.here: blessing of
- Proverbs 28:20בְּרָכ֑וֹתberakhotnoun · feminine pluralA faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.here: blessings
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 19:24בְּרָכָ֖הberakhahnoun · feminine singularIn that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.here: a blessing
- Isaiah 36:16בְרָכָה֙verakhahnoun · feminine singularDo not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,here: a blessing
- Isaiah 44:3וּבִרְכָתִ֖יuvirkhaticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.here: and blessing my
- Isaiah 65:8בְרָכָ֖הverakhahnoun · feminine singularThis is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.here: blessing
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 34:26בְּרָכָ֑הberakhahnoun · feminine singularI will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.here: a blessing
- Ezekiel 34:26בְרָכָ֖הverakhahnoun · feminine singularI will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.here: blessing
- Ezekiel 44:30בְּרָכָ֖הberakhahnoun · feminine singularThe best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.here: blessing
Malachi2 occurrences
- Malachi 2:2בִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbirkhoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralIf you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.here: blessings your
- Malachi 3:10בְּרָכָ֖הberakhahnoun · feminine singularBring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.here: blessing
Same headword in Strong's