Lexicon / H1293
בְּרָכָה
be.ra.khah
  • blessing

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: blessing

1) blessing

2) (source of) blessing

3) blessing, prosperity

4) blessing, praise of God

5) a gift, present

6) treaty of peace

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: blessing

Root √ברך: בָּרַךְ vb kneel bless Qal kneel down bless Niph bless oneself . Pi bless God , adore with bended knees God blesses men bless men salute greet . with an invocation of blessing bless curse , with the antithetical meaningfrom the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates . Pu to be blessed adored pass. prospered by God have prosperity invoked , by Balaam in gratitude . Hiph and he made his camel kneel . Hithp bless oneself . congratulate oneself in his heart 329.

בְּרָכָה n.f blessing blessing source of blessing blessing prosperity , blessing praise of God , a gift present , treaty of peace .