Hebrew · H1288, H3068

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה

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) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

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בָּרַךְ H1288 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)

Pronunciation barak

Blessing flows from kneeling posture of submission; carries covenantal power to confer or withhold benefit.

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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

Pronunciation YHWH

God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel

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What does בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה (barukh YHWH) mean in the Bible?

בָּרַךְ · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bless/praise the covenant LORD".

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What does בָּרַךְ · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?

בָּרַךְ · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bless/praise the covenant LORD".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1288, H3068?

H1288, H3068 is connected to 6,851 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. to bless/praise the covenant LORD

Strong's H1288, H3068

Lexical occurrences 6,851 verses Word forms 4 forms 155 references

Source Gloss

to bless/praise the covenant LORD

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 155

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 64×

Participle passive 1Chr 16:36 · 1Chr 29:10 · 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 2:45 · 1Kgs 5:21 · 1Kgs 8:15 · 1Kgs 8:56 · 1Kgs 10:9 · 1Sam 15:13 · 1Sam 23:21 · 1Sam 25:32 · 1Sam 25:39 · 1Sam 26:25 · 2Chr 2:11 · 2Chr 6:4 · 2Chr 9:8 63×

Cohortative Ps 95:6 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 79×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 29:20 · Judg 5:2 · Judg 5:9 · Neh 9:5 · Ps 66:8 · Ps 68:27 · Ps 96:2 · Ps 100:4 · Ps 103:20 · Ps 103:21 · Ps 103:22 · Ps 134:1 · Ps 135:19 · Ps 135:20 · Ps 103:1 · Ps 103:2 23×

Imperfect 1Sam 9:13 · Gen 48:16 · Gen 48:20 · Prov 3:33 · Prov 30:11 · Ps 29:11 · Ps 49:19 · Ps 115:12 · Ps 115:13 · Hag 2:19 · Ps 16:7 · Ps 26:12 · Ps 132:15 · Num 22:6 · Ps 5:13 · Ps 65:11 22×

Perfect 1Kgs 21:13 · 2Chr 31:10 · 2Sam 6:12 · Deut 33:1 · Exod 20:11 · Gen 24:1 · Gen 24:35 · Gen 28:6 · Gen 49:28 · Isa 61:9 · Job 42:12 · Ps 10:3 · Ps 147:13 · 1Chr 17:27 · 1Kgs 21:10 · Job 1:10 21×

Infinitive absolute 1Chr 4:10 · Deut 15:4 · Gen 22:17 · Josh 24:10 · Num 23:11 · Num 23:20 · Num 23:25 · Num 24:10 · Ps 132:15 9×

Participle active Isa 66:3 · Prov 27:14 2×

Jussive Gen 28:3 1×

Cohortative Ps 34:2 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 11×

Imperfect 2Sam 7:29 · Prov 22:9 · Ps 112:2 · Ps 128:4 · Judg 5:24 · Prov 20:21 7×

Participle passive Deut 33:13 · Job 1:21 · Num 22:6 · Ps 113:2 4×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×

Imperfect Isa 65:16 1×

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