Lexical Definition

‎בְּרַךְ‎ bᵉrak (ber-ak') to bless ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎בָרַךְ‎

bless, kneel.

• {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)}

1) to bless, kneel
1a) (P'al)
1a1) kneeling (participle)
1a2) to be blessed
1b) (Pael) to bless, praise

See Greek: κάμπτω

Extended Information

Aramaic of: בָרַךְ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎בְּרַךְ‎] verb kneel, bless (so Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe Participle

1. active ‎בָּרֵךְ עַלבִּֿרְכוֺ֫הִי‎ Dan 6:11* kneeling on his knees (in prayer).

2. passive ‎בְּרִיךְ‎ Dan 3:28 blessed (be) the God, etc. Pa`el bless, praise: Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎בָּרִךְ‎ Dan 2:19, 1 singular ‎בָּֽתְכֵת‎ (K^{§ 39, 3}) Dan 4:31*, both with ‎ל‎ of God; Passive participle ‎מְבָרַךְ‎ Dan 2:20 the name of God (be) blessed.

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