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Deuteronomy 28:4
“Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָרַךְbârak · baw-rak'
H1288 · Hebrew
H1288 · Hebrew
- Definition
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
- Grammar
- בָּר֧וּךְ — verb Qal, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 330 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:28Genesis 2:3Genesis 5:2Genesis 9:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָרַךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.