בָּרַךְ
barak (bārak)
/baw-RAK/
“to bless, kneel, adore, pronounce favor”
To kneel, adore, pronounce blessing, bestow beneficial favor and life-vitality; God blessing creatures imparts fertility and covenant flourishing.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
blesspraisekneel
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H1288 בָּרַךְ to bless, kneel, adore, pronounce favor G2127 εὐλογέω to speak well of, praise, to give praise, to bless, invoke blessings on
LXX conceptual translation: בָּרַךְ (to bless, kneel, adore, pronounce favor) -> εὐλογέω (to speak well of, praise, to give praise, to bless, invoke blessings on)
LXX conceptual translation: בָּרַךְ (to bless, kneel, adore, pronounce favor) -> εὐλογητός (blessed)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where בָּרַךְ (barak) carries significant theological or narrative weight.