Lexical Definition

‎בְּרָכָה‎ Bᵉrâkâh (ber-aw-kaw') blessing ^H:N-F
from ‎בָרַךְ‎

blessing, liberal, pool, present.

• benediction
• by implication prosperity

1) blessing
2) (source of) blessing
3) blessing, prosperity
4) blessing, praise of God
5) a gift, present
6) treaty of peace

See Greek: εὐλογία

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎בְּרָכָה‎ noun feminine blessing (Arabic ; Ethiopic Aramaic ‎בִּרְכָּא‎ ; Late Hebrew as Hebrew) — ‎׳‎‎ב‎ Gen 12:2 + 39 t.; construct ‎בִּרְכַּת‎ Gen 28:4 + 9 t.; suffix ‎בִּרְכָתוֺ‎ Gen 49:28 + 7 t.; plural ‎בְּרָכוֺת‎ Ps 21:7* + 4 t.; construct ‎בִּרְכוֺת‎, ‎בִּרְכֹת‎ Gen 49:25 + 5 t.; suffix ‎בִּרְכוֺתֵיכֶם‎ Mal 2:2 —

1. blessing:
a. of parent Gen 27:12; Gen 27:41; Gen 49:28 (JE), of Moses Deut 33:1.
b. of God Exod 32:29 (E) Lev 25:21 (P) Deut 11:26; Deut 11:27; Deut 11:29; Deut 23:6* (= Neh 13:2) Deut 28:2; Deut 28:8; Deut 30:1; Deut 30:19; Josh 8:34 (D) 2Sam 7:29; Ps 3:9*; Ps 21:4*; Ps 133:3; Isa 44:3; Ezek 34:26; Ezek 44:30; Joel 2:14; Mal 3:10 ‎ברכת יהוה‎ Gen 39:5 (J) Deut 12:15; Deut 16:17; Deut 33:23; Ps 129:8; Prov 10:22 ‎׳‎‎ברכה מאת י‎ Ps 24:5 ‎ברכת אברהם‎ Gen 28:4 (P), the blessing given to Abraham.
c. of the people, in recognition of good men Ps 109:17; Prov 10:6; Prov 11:26; Prov 24:25; Prov 28:20.
d. of a poor man, in recognition of benefits Job 29:13.

2. source of blessing: Abraham Gen 12:2 (J); Israel Isa 19:24; Ezek 34:26; Zech 8:13 seed of the righteous Ps 37:26 the king Ps 21:7* memory of the righteous Prov 10:7 new wine Isa 65:8.

3. blessing, prosperity: ‎בברכת ישׁרים‎ by the prosperity of the upright (the city is exalted) Prov 11:11 ‎גם ברכות יעטה‎ ‎מורה‎ yea, the early rain covereth with blessings Ps 84:7* compare Gen 49:25; Gen 49:26 ‎וארותי את ברכותיכם‎ and I will curse your prosperity Mal 2:2.

4. blessing, praise of God Neh 9:5.

5. a gift, present Gen 33:11 (E) Josh 15:19 (J) Judg 1:15; 1Sam 25:27; 1Sam 30:26; 2Kgs 5:15 ‎נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה‎ a liberal person Prov 11:25 (compare Syriac , Ethiopic ).

6. treaty of peace 2Kgs 18:31 = Isa 36:16.

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