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) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · to be pleased with ; specifically, to satisfy a debt · a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
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בָּרַךְ · בֵּן · רָצָה · אָח is a Hebrew phrase 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)".
Full entry for בָּרוּךְ מִבָּנִים אָשֵׁר יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו (H1288, H1121, H7521, H251) · Open the biblical lexicon
בָּרַךְ · בֵּן · רָצָה · אָח is a Hebrew phrase 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)".
H1288, H1121, H7521, H251 is connected to 5,959 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Hebrew phrase. 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)
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בָּרוּךְ מִבָּנִים אָשֵׁר יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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