Word Study · Strong's H1295 · Hebrew
בְּרֵכָה
berekah
ber-ay-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉrêkâh
“a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
Rendered in the KJV as
(fish-) pool.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה4
- הַבְּרֵכָה֙3
- הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה3
- בְּרֵכ֣וֹת2
- בְּרֵכַ֥ת1
- בְּרֵכַ֣ת1
- בְּרֵכַ֖ת1
- בְּרֵכַ֤ת1
- כִבְרֵֽכַת־1
How it is rendered · 5
- the pool10
- [the] pool of4
- [are] pools1
- [was] like a pool of1
- pools of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 10
- HNcfsc · 4
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Samuel4 of 17 · 24%
- Isaiah4 of 17 · 24%
- Nehemiah3 of 17 · 18%
- 2 Kings2 of 17 · 12%
- 1 Kings1 of 17 · 6%
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2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:13בְּרֵכַ֥תberekhatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.here: [the] pool of
- 2 Samuel 2:13הַבְּרֵכָה֙haberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.here: the pool
- 2 Samuel 2:13הַבְּרֵכָ֖הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.here: the pool
- 2 Samuel 4:12הַבְּרֵכָ֖הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.here: the pool
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 18:17הַבְּרֵכָ֣הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: the pool
- 2 Kings 20:20הַבְּרֵכָה֙haberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAs for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?here: the pool
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:14בְּרֵכַ֖תberekhatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;here: [the] pool of
- Nehemiah 3:15בְּרֵכַ֤תberekhatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: [the] pool of
- Nehemiah 3:16הַבְּרֵכָה֙haberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBeyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.here: the pool
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 7:3הַבְּרֵכָ֣הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,here: the pool
- Isaiah 22:9הַבְּרֵכָ֖הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularYou saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.here: the pool
- Isaiah 22:11הַבְּרֵכָ֣הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularYou built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.here: the pool
- Isaiah 36:2הַבְּרֵכָ֣הhaberekhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.here: the pool