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בָרַךְ

bârak · baw-rak'Hebrew · H1288

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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)

In the King James Version

[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.

Translated as

blessed (152), bless (105), blesseth (7), salute (4), blessest (3), curse (3), blessing (2), down (2), blaspheme (2), made (1), him (1), altogether (1), greatly (1), still (1), praise (1), thanked (1), saluted (1), indeed (1), congratulate (1), cursed (1)

Where it appears

Found in 258 verses

Exodus
18:10, 20:11, 23:25
Leviticus
9:22, 9:23
Judges
5:2, 5:9, 5:24, 17:2
2 Kings
4:29, 10:15
2 Chronicles
2:12, 6:3, 6:4, 6:13, 9:8, 20:26, 30:27, 31:8, 31:10
Ezra
7:27
Nehemiah
8:6, 9:5, 11:2
Proverbs
3:33, 5:18, 22:9, 27:14, 30:11
Jeremiah
4:2, 17:7, 31:23
Ezekiel
3:12
Zechariah
11:5

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