בְּרָכָה
be.ra.khah
blessing
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "בְּרָכָה" (be.ra.khah) is defined as a "blessing." It falls within the semantic domain of "Speech & Communication," indicating its primary function is to convey a favorable or positive message. This word is used 69 times in the Bible, suggesting its significance and importance in the Hebrew language. The word "בְּרָכָה" encompasses a range of positive expressions, from wishing someone well-being and prosperity to acknowledging divine favor. Its usage implies a sense of appreciation, gratitude, or acknowledgement of someone's or something's value. This word can be used in various contexts, including personal relationships, rituals, and communal celebrations. Given its frequency and significance in the Bible, "בְּרָכָה" is a vital concept in Hebrew communication, conveying a sense of positivity, appreciation, and recognition. Its meaning and usage provide insight into the cultural and social values of ancient Hebrew communities, highlighting the importance of expressing gratitude and acknowledging the value of others.
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Occurrences in Scripture
69 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!
Nehemiah 13:2because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them; however our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Job 29:13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people.
Psalms 21:3For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
Psalms 21:6For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
Psalms 24:5He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalms 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
Psalms 84:6Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
Psalms 109:17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
Psalms 129:8Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”
Psalms 133:3like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:22Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
Proverbs 11:11By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:26People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 24:25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Isaiah 19:24In that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing within the earth;
Isaiah 36:16Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
Isaiah 65:8Yahweh says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 44:30The first of all the first fruits of every thing, and every offering of everything, of all your offerings, shall be for the priest. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
Joel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
Zechariah 8:13It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”
Malachi 2:2If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for.
Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
Genesis 27:12What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:35He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
Genesis 27:36He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
Genesis 27:36He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
Genesis 27:38Esau said to his father, “Do you have just one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
Genesis 27:41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Genesis 28:4and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 33:11Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.
Genesis 39:5From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.
Genesis 49:25even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
Genesis 49:25even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
Genesis 49:25even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
Genesis 49:26The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
Genesis 49:26The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
Genesis 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.
Exodus 32:29Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, for every man was against his son and against his brother, that he may give you a blessing today.”
Leviticus 25:21then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three years.
Deuteronomy 11:26Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: